HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes assessment among women of child-bearing age in South Sudan: Findings from a Household Survey

Autor: Billingsley Kaambwa, Lillian Mwanri, Carolyne Njue, Tinashe Dune, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Tafadzwa Nyanhanda, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Victor M. Oguoma, William Mude, A.O. Adeleye
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Rural Population
RNA viruses
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Social Sciences
HIV Infections
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
medicine.disease_cause
Geographical locations
Household survey
0302 clinical medicine
Immunodeficiency Viruses
Psychological Attitudes
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
South Sudan
Geographic Areas
Multidisciplinary
Geography
030503 health policy & services
Middle Aged
Socioeconomic Aspects of Health
Medical Microbiology
Viral Pathogens
Viruses
Educational Status
Medicine
Female
Pathogens
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health
0305 other medical science
Research Article
Urban Areas
Adult
Adolescent
General Science & Technology
Science
Human Geography
Disease cluster
Microbiology
Urban Geography
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Retroviruses
medicine
Humans
Microbial Pathogens
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
business.industry
Lentivirus
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
HIV
medicine.disease
Rural Areas
Health Care
Risk perception
Africa
Earth Sciences
Child bearing
People and places
Rural area
business
Hiv aids knowledge
Demography
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 12, p e0243969 (2020)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: This study assessed the determinants that shape HIV knowledge and attitudes among South Sudanese women by analysing a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey collected from 9,061 women in 9,369 households. Generalised linear mixed model regression was performed. Fifty percent of respondents were aware of HIV/AIDS, with 21% and 22% exhibiting good knowledge and positive attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS, respectively. When controlled for individual and community-level variables, younger women (AOR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.01–162), women with primary (AOR = 2.19; 95% CI: 1.86–2.58) and secondary (AOR = 4.48; 95% CI: 3.38–5.93) education, and those living in urban areas (AOR = 1.40; 95% CI: 1.12–1.76) had significantly good knowledge. Women in the richer (AOR = 1.60; 95% CI: 1.08–2.36) and the richest (AOR = 2.02; 95% CI: 1.35–3.02) wealth quintiles had significant positive attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS. Well-designed social and behavioural campaigns targeting uneducated women and those living in rural and remote settings will enhance knowledge of perceived risk, awareness, and ability to carry out preventive behaviours.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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