Examining the association between HIV prevalence and socioeconomic factors among young people in Zambia: Do neighbourhood contextual effects play a role?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study examined the association between HIV infection and individual and neighbourhood-level socioeconomic factors in Zambia.

Methods

We used multilevel mixed effects logistic regression to examine the association of individual and neighbourhood level variables on HIV prevalence based on data from the 2013-14 and 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Surveys, population-based cross-sectional surveys. The analysis was restricted to young people (15-24 years) with HIV serostatus results (n = 11,751 and n = 10,154). HIV serostatus was the outcome variable and socioeconomic status was measured by wealth, education and employment.

Results

Overall, at individual level, education was associated with reduced odds of HIV infection among young women and men. Converse

SUBMITTER: Nakazwe C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9176771 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature