HIV comprehensive knowledge and prevalence among young adolescents in Nigeria

Evidence from Akwa Ibom Aids indicator survey, 2017

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15361909
AutoresTitilope Badru (0009-0006-5681-4777, autor de correspondencia), Jefferson Mwaisaka (0000-0002-1415-5893, University of Ghana), Hadiza Khamofu, Chinedu Agbakwuru, Oluwasanmi Adedokun (0000-0002-4678-9735), Satish Raj Pandey, Patrick Essiet, Ezekiel James (0000-0002-8388-0204, United States Agency for International Development), Annie Chen-Carrington (United States Agency for International Development), Timothy D Mastro (0000-0002-9307-0360, Family Health International 360), Sani Aliyu (0000-0002-5571-2940, National Agency for the Control of AIDS), Sani H Aliyu, Kwasi Torpey (0000-0003-1628-2922, University of Ghana)
Año2020
Volumen20
Número1
Páginas45-45
Fecha de publicación2020-01-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-019-7890-y
PMID31931760
OpenAlexW2998861366
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas19

Results indicate low comprehensive HIV knowledge among young adolescents. Our findings suggest that there is a need for increased attention towards young adolescents particularly in the provision of comprehensive, functional sexuality education, including HIV at the family- and school-levels. Consequently, age appropriate interventions are needed to address the epidemiological risks of young adolescents that are influenced by a myriad of social issues

Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Descriptive statistics · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Psychiatry · Public health · Stigma (botany · Young adult · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Gerontology