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Comprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS and related factors in Angolans aged between 15 and 49 years

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dc.contributor.authorRamos, Neida Neto Vicente
dc.contributor.authorFronteira, Inês
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Maria do Rosário O.
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
dc.contributor.institutionGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
dc.contributor.institutionCentro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)
dc.contributor.institutionComprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSP
dc.contributor.institutionEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)
dc.contributor.pblMolecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-06T22:10:21Z
dc.date.available2023-11-06T22:10:21Z
dc.date.issued2023-10
dc.descriptionFunding Information: This research was financed by the Multiannual Financial Framework, Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IHMT), NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, reference: GHTM–UID/04413/2020. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.
dc.description.abstractA comprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS among men and women in Africa is reportedly low. To the best of our knowledge, no studies using any definition of comprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS have been conducted in Angola. To address this gap, we aimed to describe the comprehensive knowledge held by individuals aged between 15 and 49 years regarding HIV and AIDS and some associated factors, using the most recent Angolan demographic and health survey (DHS). Using an observational, cross-sectional design, we analyzed data collected from 19,785 individuals aged between 15 and 49 years for the 2016 DHS in Angola. We conducted a logistic regression analysis of descriptive and complex samples to examine the data and to unravel possible factors associated with having a comprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS. Almost half of the respondents (47.7%) had a general comprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS. Individuals who watched television (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.40; 95% CI: 2.11, 2.72) or read newspapers and magazines (aOR: 1.99; 95% CI: 1.72, 2.30) more than once a week had higher odds of having a comprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS compared to those who did not. Similarly, having completed primary education and above (aOR: 1.83; 95% CI: 1.67, 2.00) or living in urban areas (aOR: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.34, 1.71) increased the likelihood of individuals having a comprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS compared to their counterparts. These results reflect inequalities that require further attention at either a research or a political level. Nevertheless, we consider that these results can assist decision-makers in advocating for continuous investment in HIV health literacy and in adapting global solutions to local Angolan contexts.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent699539
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20196816
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 75506730
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 158e99aa-71c2-48ab-a11f-c746d0285747
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85173839584
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 37835086
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC10572943
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-7941-0285/work/151387954
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-1406-4585/work/151390760
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/159625
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85173839584
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectAIDS
dc.subjectAngola
dc.subjectcomprehensive knowledge
dc.subjecthealth literacy
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.subjectHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleComprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS and related factors in Angolans aged between 15 and 49 yearsen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.issue19
degois.publication.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
degois.publication.volume20
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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