Karamage Axell, Kubahoniyesu Theogene, Nsanzabera Charles, Andegiorgish Ammanuel Kidane
School of Public Health, Mount Kenya University, Kigali, Rwanda.
Research, Innovation and Data Science, Rwanda Biomedical Center, Kigali, Rwanda.
Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2024 Jul 31;7(2):229-238. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v7i2.11. eCollection 2024 Jul.
HIV is still a significant global public health issue. World health organization (WHO) recommends that people infected with HIV should initiate HIV-based services as early as possible. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude levels of HIV patients towards HIV-based services and associated factors.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 274 HIV patients obtaining HIV-based services at Kibagabaga Hospital. Descriptive analysis, bivariate and logistic regression analysis were performed using SPSS version 21. P-value <0.05 was declared as significant.
The majority of respondents were female 158 (57.7%) and 107 (39.1%) were aged 50 years old and more. Analysis revealed that 86.1% had good knowledge on HIV-based services and 81% exhibited positive attitudes. Respondents aged 40-49 years (AOR: 11.59; 95% CI: 1.560 - 86.063), aged 50 years (AOR: 16.44; 95% CI: 2.150 - 125.653), Urban (AOR: 7.05; 95% CI: 1.999 - 24.88) and engaged for more than 5 years (AOR: 13.29; 95% CI: 1.694 - 104.182) were more likely to exhibit good knowledge towards HIV-based services.
The study revealed favorable knowledge and attitudes towards HIV-based services, However, improved awareness is needed to improve uptake in rural communities.
艾滋病毒仍然是一个重大的全球公共卫生问题。世界卫生组织（WHO）建议，感染艾滋病毒的人应尽早开始接受以艾滋病毒为基础的服务。本研究的目的是评估艾滋病毒患者对以艾滋病毒为基础的服务的知识和态度水平以及相关因素。
对在基巴加巴加医院接受以艾滋病毒为基础服务的274名艾滋病毒患者进行了横断面研究。使用SPSS 21版进行描述性分析、双变量和逻辑回归分析。P值<0.05被视为具有统计学意义。
大多数受访者为女性，共158人（57.7%），107人（39.1%）年龄在50岁及以上。分析显示，86.1%的人对以艾滋病毒为基础的服务有良好的了解，81%的人表现出积极的态度。年龄在40-49岁之间的受访者（调整后比值比：11.59；95%置信区间：1.560-86.063）、50岁及以上的受访者（调整后比值比：16.44；95%置信区间：2.150-125.653）、城市居民（调整后比值比：7.05；95%置信区间：1.999-24.88）以及从事相关工作超过5年的受访者（调整后比值比：13.29；95%置信区间：1.694-104.182）更有可能对以艾滋病毒为基础的服务有良好的了解。
该研究显示对以艾滋病毒为基础的服务有良好的知识和态度，然而，需要提高认识以促进农村社区的接受程度。
