An Assessment of Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Slum and Non-Slum Populations in Delhi, India
| Autor: | Pravin K. Jha, Damodar Sahu, Arvind Pandey, Padum Narayan, Saritha Nair, Deepika Ganju |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Family health
Traditional medicine business.industry Psychological intervention Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) social sciences medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Logistic regression Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Environmental health medicine population characteristics business Hiv transmission geographic locations Slum Mass media |
| Zdroj: | Open Journal of Preventive Medicine. :259-268 |
| ISSN: | 2162-2485 2162-2477 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/ojpm.2015.56029 |
| Popis: | In order to design appropriate HIV prevention programs, it is important to examine the perception and knowledge of HIV/AIDS and methods of preventive. This article explores comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention methods among women and men in slum and non-slum areas in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India. Data were drawn from the National Family Health Survey, 2005-06 (NFHS-3). The sample included 3096 women aged 15 - 49 years and 1321 men aged 15 - 54 years. Pearson Chi-square test and logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between the study variables and the background characteristics of the slum and non-slum populations. Comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention methods was significantly lower among women and men in slum areas as compared with non-slum areas. Compared to men, women had less comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention methods in slum and non-slum areas, even after controlling for various demographic and socio-economic and exposure variables. Findings indicate that comprehensive knowledge of HIV prevention methods is low among women in slum areas. Interventions are needed to build knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention methods in this vulnerable group. Strategies to build awareness of HIV/AIDS could include mass media campaigns HIV/AIDS, and information, education and communication programs (IEC) on HIV/AIDS in slum areas. |
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