Kobeissi Loulou, El Kak Faysal H, Khawaja Marwan, Khoshnood Kaveh
University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health, Beirut, Lebanon
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2015 Mar;27(2):NP734-45. doi: 10.1177/1010539511431299. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
This article assesses the association of women's HIV/AIDS knowledge of transmission and prevention with socioeconomic status (SES). Data from the 2004 Lebanese PAPFAM (Pan-Arab Project for Family Health) survey were used. The survey was based on a representative household sample (n = 5532 households; n = 3315 women) of ever-married women aged 15 to 55 years. Adjusted analysis revolved around multivariate logistic regression models. 18% of women were knowledgeable of HIV/AIDS transmission methods and 21% of prevention methods. Income and education were significantly related to women's transmission and prevention knowledge. Significant differences were also found by region and media exposure. Women in the richest income quintile were 4 times (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.43-6.42) more likely to be knowledgeable than those in the poorest. Women with the highest education were 2.57 times more likely (95% CI = 1.98-3.34) to be knowledgeable than those with elementary education or less. These results suggest the need for incorporating contextual regional and population differences for more effective HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in Lebanon.
本文评估了黎巴嫩女性对艾滋病毒/艾滋病传播与预防的认知与社会经济地位（SES）之间的关联。研究采用了2004年黎巴嫩家庭健康泛阿拉伯项目（PAPFAM）的调查数据。该调查以15至55岁已婚女性的具有代表性的家庭样本为基础（n = 5532户家庭；n = 3315名女性）。校正分析围绕多变量逻辑回归模型展开。18%的女性了解艾滋病毒/艾滋病的传播方式，21%的女性了解预防方法。收入和教育程度与女性的传播及预防知识显著相关。在地区和媒体曝光方面也发现了显著差异。收入最高的五分之一人群中的女性比最贫困人群中的女性具备相关知识的可能性高4倍（95%置信区间[CI] = 2.43 - 6.42）。受过高等教育的女性比小学及以下学历的女性具备相关知识的可能性高2.57倍（9%置信区间[CI] = 1.98 - 3.34）。这些结果表明，在黎巴嫩开展更有效的艾滋病毒/艾滋病宣传活动需要考虑地区背景和人群差异。
