Knowledge of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and place of delivery among urban women in South-West Nigeria
| Autor: | Miracle Adesina, Isaac Olufadewa, Ruth Oladele |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Razi International Medical Journal, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2790-2080 2789-4711 |
| DOI: | 10.56101/rimj.v2i2.52 |
| Popis: | Background: HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) pose serious risks to health security especially to women, therefore, knowledge of their complications and attitude toward sexual health is important in planning preventive and treatment strategies among women in Nigeria. This study aims to assess the knowledge of HIV and other STIs and its association with the choice of place of delivery among urban women in south west Nigeria. Methods: Data for urban women in south-west Nigeria was collected from National Demographic Survey (DHS) 2018. It evaluated their knowledge of HIV and other STIs in relation to the location of most recent childbirth. Chi-square (χ2) test and binary logistic regression analysis were conducted to establish association between variables using SPSS. Results: 4604 women were surveyed. Some (21.9%) of the respondents had poor knowledge of HIV and other STIs. Women who had secondary school education were 1.7 times and 2.6 times more likely to have knowledge of HIV and other STIs respectively (OR=1.737; p |
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