Knowledge on HIV and its association with sexual behavior among adolescents in Kampala, Uganda.

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African health sciences Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.4314/ahs.v25i2.28

Alice Nakato, Joan Nakayaga Kalyango, Caroline Makoha, Phillip Orishaba, Apolo Ayebale, Sabrina Bakeera Kitaka

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Abstract

Background: Despite several efforts to educate adolescents about HIV/AIDS in Uganda, many still engage in unsafe behaviors, putting them at risk of HIV infection.

Objective: We aimed to assess the level of HIV knowledge and associated factors and establish association with sexual behavior among 13 to 19-year-old adolescents living in an urban division in Kampala district.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 976 adolescents selected through multistage sampling and administered one pretested questionnaire to collect data. We analyzed the data using Stata version 14.0.

Results: Knowledge on HIV was moderate (mean score = 11.30, SD= 2.91), and it was not associated with sexual behavior (OR= 0.97, p-value = 0.565). HIV knowledge was associated with age, school status, and knowledge of HIV status.

Conclusions: Knowing about HIV did not imply engaging in safe sex practices. There is, therefore, a need to encourage adolescents to adopt safe sexual behavior in the fight against HIV.

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乌干达坎帕拉青少年艾滋病毒知识及其与性行为的关系。

背景：尽管乌干达为教育青少年艾滋病毒/艾滋病做出了一些努力，但许多人仍然从事不安全的行为，使他们面临感染艾滋病毒的风险。目的：评估坎帕拉地区某城区13 - 19岁青少年艾滋病知识水平及相关因素，并确定其与性行为的关系。方法：采用多阶段抽样的方法，对976名青少年进行横断面调查，并采用预测问卷进行数据收集。我们使用Stata 14.0版本分析数据。结果：HIV知识知知度一般（平均得分为11.30，SD= 2.91），与性行为无关（OR= 0.97， p值= 0.565）。艾滋病毒知识与年龄、学校状况和艾滋病毒状况相关。结论：了解艾滋病毒并不意味着从事安全的性行为。因此，有必要鼓励青少年在防治艾滋病毒的斗争中采取安全的性行为。

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