Gender Differences, HIV Risk Perception and Condom Use

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Trends and Determinants of Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nigeria: 2003 - 2013

“…With the right skills and knowledge, young people have a positive influence on their peers. However, this study shows that comprehensive knowledge of HIV among young people (aged [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] in Nigeria increased between 2003 and 2013 although it falls short of the global expectation for young people. Determinants of comprehensive knowledge include gender, age, and place of residence, education, household wealth index, and uptake of HIV test.…”

“…A binary outcome of "1" was designated if all questions were answered correctly and "0" if any of the questions was answered incorrectly [13][14][15] . The independent variables of interest were selected based on literature 12,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] and availability in the dataset; the variables were: survey year, age, gender, education, marital status, place of residence, region of residence, household wealth index, 1 and previous uptake of HIV test.…”

“…Although HIV prevalence is reported to have declined in the general adult (≥25 years) population by 18% between 2007 and 2012, there has been a concomitant increase in prevalence by 25% from 2.4% to 3.0% among youth 15-24 years during the same period 4,5 . While it is not known what proportion of estimated annual new HIV infections occur among young persons (age [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] in Nigeria, there is a postulation that more than half of those newly infected with HIV today are between 15 and 24 years old 6 .…”

“…Assessing the level of knowledge of HIV among youth is vital for monitoring HIV prevention programs, identifying gaps and refining activities 12 . This study was undertaken to examine trends and determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV among young people aged [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] in Nigeria between 2003 and 2013.…”

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AbstractThis study examined comprehensive knowledge of HIV (CKH) and its determinants among young people aged [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

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