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

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  • William Mude
  • Victor M Oguoma
  • Hailay Abrha Gesesew
  • Edward K Ameyaw
  • Carolyne Njue
  • Tafadzwa Nyanhanda
  • Adeniyi O Adeleye
  • Tinashe Dune
  • Billingsley Kaambwa
  • Lillian Mwanri

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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  • William Mude & Victor M Oguoma & Hailay Abrha Gesesew & Edward K Ameyaw & Carolyne Njue & Tafadzwa Nyanhanda & Adeniyi O Adeleye & Tinashe Dune & Billingsley Kaambwa & Lillian Mwanri, 2020. "HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes assessment among women of child-bearing age in South Sudan: Findings from a Household Survey," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(12), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0243969
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243969
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