Intersectional inequity in knowledge, attitude, and testing related to HIV in Ethiopia: People with multiple disadvantages are left behind.

ABSTRACT: Intersectionality pinpoints intersecting factors that empower or oppress people with multiple (dis)advantageous conditions. This study examined intersectional inequity in knowledge, attitudes, and testing related to HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 years in Ethiopia. This study used nationally representative 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey data. The sample size was 27,261 for knowledge about HIV/AIDS and 25,542 for attitude towards people living with HIV and HIV testing. Triple (dis)advantage groups were based on wealth status, education status, and residence. The triple advantages variables specifically are urban residents, the educated, and those who belong to households of high wealth status, while the triple disadvantages are rural residents, the uneducated, and those who live i

SUBMITTER: Endalamaw A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340895 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature