Joshua Grawbarger, Corey Goldberg, William Shantz, Slava Kozlov, Christman Hsu, Brendan Dano, Patricia A Miller, Jenna Smith-Turchyn
Identifying Relevant Content to Inform a Comprehensive Indigenous Health Curriculum: A Scoping Review
Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada
hiv preexposure prophylaxis hiv prep may help reduce rate hiv infection among women subsaharan africa ssa study aimed assess womens knowledge attitudes toward prep crucial component hiv prevention using nationwide data first study kind conducted five ssa countries burkina faso ghana cte divoire kenya tanzania primary objective examine womens knowledge attitudes toward prep prevention hiv infection well explore individual communitylevel factors associated current study utilized 202122 demographic health survey datasets five african nations namely burkina faso cte divoire ghana kenya tanzania analysis performed using stata 17 weighted sample 77052 women reproductive age participated survey univariate multivariable multilevel logistic regressions conducted assess parameters related knowledge attitudes toward prep countries univariate regression final model significance variables determined using p values 02 005 overall 1388 95 ci 13641412 women knowledge attitudes toward hiv prep highest 3429 lowest 561 values observed kenya tanzania respectively higher rates knowledge attitude toward hiv prep among women independently associated age 2534 years old aor 152 95 ci141164 3549 years old aor 156 95 ci143169 primary education level aor 17995 ci165195 secondaryhigher education level aor 292 95 ci 267320 richer aor 114 95 ci102127 richest aor 121 95 ci106137 employed women aor 182 95 ci165199 media exposure aor 14995 ci140159knowledge modern contraception aor 262 95 ci 194343 least one anc visit aor 199 95 ci147269 gave birth health institutions aor 117 95 ci 102137 ever given birth aor 153 95 ci 141166 female household heads aor 124 95 ci117131 rural women aor 083 95 ci 076089 similarly women communities high anc coverage aor 184 95 ci 161211 high community mass media exposure aor 162 95 ci 139188 high community wealth level aor 148 95 ci 130168 women high illiteracy rate community aor 071 95 ci 061082 showed statistically significant associations outcome variable final model less oneseventh women exhibited knowledge positive attitudes toward hiv prep stakeholders involved hivaids prevention control recognized significance factors mentioned enhancing maternal health services promoting institutional delivery contraception antenatal care anc womens empowerment alongside harnessing power media embracing transformative changes contribute greater understanding favorable attitudes toward hiv prep within population