{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["43(1)"],"submitter":["Adnan MAA"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Inadequate knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is underscored as a key factor contributing to the HIV epidemic. Nonetheless, current data on HIV knowledge in Malaysia are still scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of inadequate HIV knowledge and its associated factors among the general Malaysian population.<h4>Method</h4>The study utilized data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2020, a nationwide cross-sectional survey employing a two-stage stratified random sampling technique to ensure national representativeness. HIV knowledge was assessed using the UNGASS indicators questionnaire, which comprises five questions on HIV prevention and transmission. The data were collected using the computer assisted telephone interv"],"journal":["Journal of health, population, and nutrition"],"pagination":["200"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11607967"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Prevalence of inadequate HIV knowledge and its associated factors among the Malaysia general population: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2020."],"pmcid":["PMC11607967"],"pubmed_authors":["Adnan MAA","Hasim Hashim MH","Sahril N","Abd Razak MA","Shamsuddin N","Abdul Mutalip MH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Prevalence of inadequate HIV knowledge and its associated factors among the Malaysia general population: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2020.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Inadequate knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is underscored as a key factor contributing to the HIV epidemic. Nonetheless, current data on HIV knowledge in Malaysia are still scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of inadequate HIV knowledge and its associated factors among the general Malaysian population.<h4>Method</h4>The study utilized data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2020, a nationwide cross-sectional survey employing a two-stage stratified random sampling technique to ensure national representativeness. HIV knowledge was assessed using the UNGASS indicators questionnaire, which comprises five questions on HIV prevention and transmission. The data were collected using the computer assisted telephone interv","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Nov","modification":"2025-04-18T16:02:01.133Z","creation":"2025-04-07T03:02:05.711Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11607967","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39614324"],"doi":["10.1186/s41043-024-00689-y"]}}