Comprehensive Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Associated Factors of HIV/AIDS in Gondar City Public Health Facilities Among HIV Testing and Counselling Service Users, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022; an Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis

Background: The primary cause of HIV transmission is a failure to deliver proper HIV/AIDS information, which is a major public health issue in low- and middle-income nations. While global health coverage continues, there is still little understanding of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, and there is a data gap....

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Published in:HIV/AIDS (Auckland) 2023-12, Vol.15, p.713
Main Authors: Terefe, Bewuketu, Techane, Masresha Asmare, Assimamaw, Nega Tezera
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Behavior
Education, Higher
Health aspects
Health facilities
HIV (Viruses)
HIV testing
Psychiatric services
World health
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Summary:Background: The primary cause of HIV transmission is a failure to deliver proper HIV/AIDS information, which is a major public health issue in low- and middle-income nations. While global health coverage continues, there is still little understanding of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, and there is a data gap. As a result, the aim of this study was to investigate the factors that influence comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge among HIV testing and counselling (HTC) service users in Gondar, northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from June to July 2022. About 423 clients were included. Data on HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude, and behavior were collected. Stata 17 was used to analyze. A pre- tested questionnaires were used. Using ordinal logistic regression model, variables having p values of 0.2 and
ISSN:1179-1373
1179-1373
DOI:10.2l47/HIV.S441447