Nzelu Charles, Nzelu Uche, Ugwunze Amara Uche, Azodoh Ngozi
Department of Special Projects, Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
National Examinations Council, Nigeria.
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Jul 30;4(7):e0003450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003450. eCollection 2024.
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention has been reported as a necessary factor for ending the HIV epidemic. Women of reproductive age identified as a vulnerable group to HIV infection require this knowledge to prevent contracting HIV infection. Therefore, this study aimed to identify those factors that impact these women's comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention. This study used secondary data from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey. A weighted sample of women of reproductive age with complete data on the determinants and comprehensive knowledge of HIV was included in each analysis. The Chi-square test of Independence was used to determine the association between the determinants and the dependent variable. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to predict the effects of the determinants on the comprehensive knowledge of women of reproductive age. Variables with a p-value of ≤ .01 were considered statistically significant determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention. The findings showed that women of reproductive age with no or lower level of education, living in rural areas, poor wealth index, do not listen or listen less frequently to radio, and watch television less frequently were more likely to have comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention at Alpha = .01. The number of women with comprehensive knowledge of HIV was low compared with those with no comprehensive knowledge. This is a concern that needs to be addressed. Further studies using primary data to validate the findings of this study that individuals with no or lower level of education, living in rural areas, poorer or middle wealth index, do not listen or listen less frequently to radio and do not watch or watch less frequently television were more likely to have comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention are recommended.
据报道，全面了解艾滋病毒传播和预防知识是终结艾滋病毒流行的必要因素。被确定为艾滋病毒感染弱势群体的育龄妇女需要这些知识来预防感染艾滋病毒。因此，本研究旨在确定那些影响这些妇女对艾滋病毒传播和预防的全面知识的因素。本研究使用了2018年尼日利亚人口与健康调查的二手数据。每次分析都纳入了在艾滋病毒决定因素和全面知识方面有完整数据的育龄妇女加权样本。独立性卡方检验用于确定决定因素与因变量之间的关联。进行了双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析，以预测决定因素对育龄妇女全面知识的影响。p值≤0.01的变量被视为艾滋病毒传播和预防全面知识的统计学显著决定因素。研究结果表明，在α=0.01的情况下，未接受教育或教育程度较低、生活在农村地区、财富指数较低、不收听或较少收听广播以及较少看电视的育龄妇女更有可能全面了解艾滋病毒传播和预防知识。与没有全面知识的妇女相比，具有艾滋病毒全面知识的妇女人数较少。这是一个需要解决的问题。建议进一步开展研究，使用原始数据来验证本研究的结果，即未接受教育或教育程度较低、生活在农村地区、财富指数较低或中等、不收听或较少收听广播以及不观看或较少观看电视的人更有可能全面了解艾滋病毒传播和预防知识。
