Public knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy in Kabarole district, western Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorKipp, Walter Eigen
dc.contributor.authorAlibhai, Arif
dc.contributor.authorSaunders, Duncan
dc.contributor.authorKonde-Lule, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorRuhunda, Alex
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T18:48:40Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T18:48:40Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractA study on knowledge about HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy (ART) was conducted in the general population of a rural district in western Uganda. Three hundred seventy-two participants were selected by random cluster sampling and interviewed with an interview-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed quantitatively with descriptive, univariate and linear multivariate statistical analysis with the knowledge score about ART as the dependent variable. The results indicate that the mean knowledge was 7.7 in a scale from 0 to 13. Predictor for better ART knowledge was a higher educational status of the participants. Older participants over 50 years were less ART knowledgeable. Only 19% of the participants have been tested for HIV. The conclusions are that the ART knowledge in this population is remarkably high which is reaffirming and important for achieving a high adherence to ART. Of concern is the low proportion of persons tested for HIV in this general population. Kabarole district seems to be receptive and capable for intensifying HIV testing which is a precondition for the ART roll-out.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKipp, W. E., Alibhai, A., Saunders, D., Konde-Lule, J., & Ruhunda, A. (2009). Public knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy in Kabarole district, western Uganda. AIDS care, 21(1), 118-124.https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120802068761en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8531
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAIDS careen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.subjectantiretroviral therapyen_US
dc.titlePublic knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy in Kabarole district, western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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