Investigating factors affecting HIV/Aids knowledge among women in low and middle-income countries in Asia

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ID5051062
AuthorsDela Dzadey (0000-0002-1922-5627, Swinburne University of Technology), Raaj Kishore Biswas (0000-0003-4294-6323, UNSW Sydney), Jahar Bhowmik (0000-0001-9697-1968, Swinburne University of Technology)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue11
Pages1085-1098
Publication date2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053221127531
PMID36268703
OpenAlexW4307033032
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited26

Sustainable Development Goal 3 focuses on reducing HIV/AIDS spread, for which disseminating correct information on the disease is required. This study investigated factors associated with HIV/AIDS knowledge among women in several Asian LMICs. Global Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey-6 (MICS-6) for Bangladesh, Lao, Mongolia and Nepal were assessed. Bivariate analysis and generalised linear regression models were fitted. Overall, 60% of the respondents were aware or heard of the existence of HIV/AIDS, with 63.2% having transmission knowledge and 80.4% misconception knowledge. Results revealed that several demographic factors such as wealth index, education and access to information had a significant association with HIV/AIDS knowledge. Mongolia and Nepal have formal programmes in place that may provide policy and implementation advantages compared to Bangladesh and Lao

Bivariate analysis · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Transmission (telecommunications · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine

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