Reducing HIV misconceptions among females and males in Malawi

Are we making progress

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19442704
AutoresR Antabe (0000-0003-0312-3201, Department of Geography, Western University, London, Canada, autor correspondente), Y Sano (0000-0002-9707-0448, Western University), Florence Wullo Anfaara (0000-0001-7256-8613, Department of Women’s Studies and Feminist Research, Western University, London, Canada), Isaac Luginaah (0000-0001-7858-3048, Department of Geography, Western University, London, Canada)
Ano2021
Volume33
Fascículo3
Páginas408-412
Data de publicação2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540121.2020.1728214
PMID32062982
OpenAlexW3006046593
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas16

Policy response to endemic HIV prevalence rates in Malawi has prioritised reducing HIV misconceptions through dissemination of factual information about HIV transmission. Yet, over three decades after the implementation of these strategies, we know little about how effective they have been in dispelling misconceptions that may be associated with new HIV infections. Using the 2004, 2010 and 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Surveys and applying multivariate logistic regression, this study examined how endorsement of HIV misconceptions among males and females have changed over time. For women, we found at the bivariate level that the odds of endorsing misconception about HIV transmission were higher in 2004 (OR = 1.38, p 0.05), compared to 2010, was fully attenuated. Based on our findings, we recommend increasing efforts at reaching women and men with HIV information. It is also crucial to improve women's socioeconomic status to ensure a substantial reduction in their endorsement of HIV misconceptions in Malawi

Bivariate analysis · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Multivariate analysis · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Immunology · Internal Medicine