Assessment of Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and Association With Socioeconomic Disparities Among Young Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2003 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among the younger population is crucial for long-term control. Little research has been done on which groups of young women (aged 15-24 years) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been left behind with respect to obtaining this knowledge.

Objective

To provide an up-to-date assessment of the levels of and changes in knowledge of HIV/AIDS and its associations with socioeconomic disparity among young women in LMICs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys with available data on HIV/AIDS knowledge in 51 LMICs between 2003 and 2018. The final data set contained 282 757 young women. For 40 LMICs with multiple surveys available, we examined changes

SUBMITTER: Yang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7823222 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature