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

Mude, W; Oguoma, VM; Gesesew, HA; Ameyaw, EK; Njue, C; Nyanhanda, T; Adeleye, AO; Dune, T; Kaambwa, B; Mwanri, L

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

Mude, W Oguoma, VM Gesesew, HA Ameyaw, EK Njue, C

Nyanhanda, T Adeleye, AO Dune, T Kaambwa, B Mwanri, L

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Citation:: PloS one, 2020, 15, (12)
Issue Date:: 2020-01

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dc.contributor.author	Mude, W
dc.contributor.author	Oguoma, VM
dc.contributor.author	Gesesew, HA
dc.contributor.author	Ameyaw, EK
dc.contributor.author	Njue, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9325-3565
dc.contributor.author	Nyanhanda, T
dc.contributor.author	Adeleye, AO
dc.contributor.author	Dune, T
dc.contributor.author	Kaambwa, B
dc.contributor.author	Mwanri, L
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-07T01:14:16Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-25
dc.date.available	2021-01-07T01:14:16Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01
dc.identifier.citation	PloS one, 2020, 15, (12)
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dc.description.abstract	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.
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dc.language	eng
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dc.title	HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes assessment among women of child-bearing age in South Sudan: Findings from a Household Survey.
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Abstract:

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.

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