HIV knowledge and its correlation with the Undetectable = Untransmittable slogan in Brazil

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ID16779943
AuthorsRayane C Ferreira (0000-0002-2011-7850, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Tatiany Soares Torres (0000-0002-2557-601X, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Luana Monteiro Spindola Marins (0000-0003-0045-6764, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Maria Das Graças B Ceccato (0000-0002-4340-0659, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Daniel R B Bezerra (0000-0003-1353-2762, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Paula M Luz (0000-0001-9746-719X, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Year2022
Volume56
Pages87
Publication date2022-10-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de São Paulo. Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004168
PMID36228232
OpenAlexW4306247627
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

Knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention is a necessary step for adopting preventive behaviors. We assessed HIV knowledge and its correlation with the perceived accuracy of the “Undetectable = Untransmittable” (U=U) slogan in an online sample with 401 adult Brazilians. Overall, 28% of participants showed high HIV knowledge level. The perceived accuracy of the U=U slogan significantly correlated with HIV knowledge. Younger participants, those reporting lower income or lower education, or who had never tested for HIV showed poorer HIV knowledge. Filling gaps of knowledge among specific populations is urgent in order to increase preventive behaviors and decrease HIV stigma

Correlation · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Political science · Psychiatry · Slogan · Sociology · Stigma (botany) · Transmission (telecommunications) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Computer Science · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology

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