Socioeconomic Inequality in Knowledge About HIV and Its Contributing Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry and Decomposition Analysis.

IF 1.5 Q4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.2147/HIV.S392548

Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema

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Abstract

Aim: To examine the socioeconomic inequality in knowledge about HIV and its contributing factors among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods: We have used the most recent demographic and health survey data of the 15 sub-Saharan African countries. 204,495 women of reproductive age made up the entire weighted sample. Erreygers normalized concentration index (ECI) was utilized to evaluate socioeconomic inequality in knowledge about HIV. The variables that contributed to the observed socioeconomic inequality were determined using decomposition analysis.

Results: We found the pro-rich inequality in knowledge about HIV (the weighted ECI was 0.16 with a Standard error = 0.007 and P value< 0.001). The decomposition analysis indicated that educational status (46.10%), wealth status (30.85%), listening to the radio (21.73%), and reading newspapers (7.05%) were among the contributors to the pro-rich socioeconomic inequalities in knowledge about HIV.

Conclusion: Having knowledge about HIV is concentrated among rich reproductive-age women. Educational status, wealth status, and media exposure were the major contributors and should be a priority for interventions to reduce the inequality in knowledge about HIV.

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撒哈拉以南非洲育龄妇女艾滋病毒知识及其影响因素的社会经济不平等:多国和分解分析

目的:研究撒哈拉以南非洲育龄妇女在艾滋病知识及其影响因素方面的社会经济不平等。方法:我们使用了撒哈拉以南15个非洲国家最新的人口和健康调查数据。204,495名育龄妇女构成了整个加权样本。利用Erreygers归一化浓度指数(ECI)评价HIV知识的社会经济不平等。使用分解分析确定了导致观察到的社会经济不平等的变量。结果:富与富之间存在HIV知识不平等(加权ECI为0.16，标准误差为0.007,P值< 0.001)。分解分析表明，教育程度(46.10%)、财富状况(30.85%)、收听广播(21.73%)和阅读报纸(7.05%)是导致富人在艾滋病知识方面存在社会经济不平等的因素。结论:艾滋病知识的掌握主要集中在富裕的育龄妇女中。教育状况、财富状况和媒体曝光是主要因素，应作为干预措施的优先事项，以减少艾滋病毒知识的不平等。

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HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care INFECTIOUS DISEASES-

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