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Factor Associated with HIV/AIDS knowledge among males: Findings from 2017-18 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2023

Jamal Abdul Nasir Open the ORCID record for Jamal Abdul Nasir [Opens in a new window] ,
Muhammad Danish Khan  and
Syed Arif Ahmed Zaidi
Jamal Abdul Nasir*
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, GC University, Lahore
Muhammad Danish Khan
Affiliation:
M.Phil Scholar, Department of Statistics, GC University, Lahore
Syed Arif Ahmed Zaidi
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC), Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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*Corresponding author: E-mail: dr.jamal@gcu.edu.pk
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Abstract

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (UNAIDS) has risen as the serious public health problem across the world. Knowledge about HIV/AIDS is the cornerstone for prevention and treatment. Research is needed to explore the attitude and the effect of different demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic and media exposure factors on males knowledge about HIV in Pakistan. In this study, latest secondary data are used from Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. Sample results show that the majority of the respondents (70%) have knowledge about AIDS. Regression Modeling reveals that man’s knowledge about HIV/AIDS is associated with age, place of residence, educational level, wealth index, ethnicity and media exposure factors. Males of age group 35-39, with higher education, belonging to Pukthon ethnicity, having exposure to mass media on a daily basis and belonging to richest wealth quintile has high Knowledge of HIV/AIDS. For example, the regression model predicts that men between the ages of 35 and 39 from Islamabad who live in urban areas, have higher education, are of Pukhtoon ethnicity, are the head of the household, belong to the richest quintile, work in professional occupations, and use media exposure factors on a daily basis would have probability of 97% of having knowledge of HIV/AIDS. But there is still need to focus to increase the men’s knowledge of HIV/AIDS.

Keywords

AwarenessKnowledge of AIDSLogistic regressionPDHS 2017-18
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 55 , Issue 6 , November 2023 , pp. 1169 - 1177
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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