Minsoo Jung|Monisha Arya|Kasisomayajula Viswanath
Effect of Media Use on HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Condom Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|Dongduk Women's University|Baylor College of Medicine|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|Harvard University
known level hivaidsrelated knowledge degree condom use varies socioeconomic status ses however limited research effect mass media use hivaidsrelated cognitive behavioral outcomes lowincome countries might influence association ses hivrelated outcomes investigated moderating effect media use relationship ses hivaidsrelated knowledge condom use subsaharan africa terms communication inequalities crosssectional data demographic health surveys 13 subsaharan countries 200410 pooled genderstratified multivariable poisson regression 151209 women 68890 men used calculate adjusted relative ratios 95 confidence intervals associations ses media use hivrelated outcomes condom use found significant disparities mass media use among people different ses groups well among countries education wealth strongly positively associated awareness hivaids knowledge transmission prevention hivaids significantly associated condom use associations attenuated use various types mass media added models newspapers showing strongest effect findings study suggest media use potential blunt impact socioeconomic status though completely eliminate thus need pay attention reducing communication inequalities among social groups countries moderate effect wealth ses hivaids