How Does Exposure to Mass Media affect HIV Testing and HIV-Related Knowledge Among Adolescents? Evidence From Uganda

Lompo, Miaba Louise; Bago, Jean-Louis

doi:10.5539/gjhs.v10n9p1

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“…34 The same study also suggested that continuous and proactive media movements may lead to diffusion of ideas that may ultimately promote HIV testing. Evidence from analysis of the 2016 Uganda DHS and results from the longitudinal analysis conducted in India also showed that exposure to mass media was significantly associated with HIV-related knowledge, 33,35 and, from the current study, it is evident that HIV-related knowledge is strongly associated with HIV VCT uptake.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…21,29 Evidence from analysis of the 2016 Uganda DHS showed that listening to the radio once a week and watching television more than once a week increases the odds of being tested for HIV by 4.57% and 8.57% respectively. 33 Another study in SSA using three rounds of DHS also presented that there is a significant relationship between exposure to mass media and HIV VCT uptake. 34 The same study also suggested that continuous and proactive media movements may lead to diffusion of ideas that may ultimately promote HIV testing.…”

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confidence: 99%

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<p>HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Uptake and Associated Factors Among Sexually Active Men in Ethiopia: Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data</p>

Kabeta¹,

Belina²,

Nigatu³

2020

HIV

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Background: Human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) counseling affirms that people exercise the right to know their HIV status, which opens the gateway to care, treatment, and support for a person in need. HIV counseling and testing uptake among sexually active males in Ethiopia is too low. Moreover, existing studies were not done at country level and the contributing factors were not well studied. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the status of uptake and identify its correlates using the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey. Methods: Data on 12,688 participants were utilized in this study. Descriptive statistics and multilevel logistic regression were used to summarize the data and investigate the associations between predictors and HIV counseling and testing uptake. Results: The overall HIV voluntary counseling and testing uptake among sexually active men in Ethiopia was 45.69%; 95% CI [43.08%, 48.33%]. About 13% of the variation in the likelihood of being tested for HIV was due to the variation among the regions. On the other hand, age, religion, education, occupation, marital status, HIV knowledge, health insurance coverage, wealth status, risky sexual behavior, family planning discussion with health workers, owning a mobile, frequency of watching television, and listening to the radio were significantly associated with the uptake of HIV voluntary counseling and testing. Conclusion: HIV voluntary counseling and testing uptake in Ethiopia is still low and varies across the regions, which might hamper the ambitious plan of Ethiopia to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Therefore, giving due consideration to scale up HIV knowledge to avoid risky sexual behavior, improving access to health insurance and media, and working on the significant modifiable sociodemographic determinants are worthy to boost HIV voluntary counselling and testing uptake, which is an integral component of the strategies to efficiently prevent and control HIV.

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confidence: 57%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

<p>HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Uptake and Associated Factors Among Sexually Active Men in Ethiopia: Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data</p>

Kabeta¹,

Belina²,

Nigatu³

2020

HIV

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“…Our results are in agreement with a study done in Uganda about how exposure to mass media affects HIV testing and HIV-related knowledge among adolescents, which found that mass media awareness campaigns play a key role in promoting good sexual and reproductive health among adolescents. 14 Whereas these campaigns positively influenced adherence to ART among adolescents, our study participants expressed concerns about the languages these messages were frequently aired out. We found that most of the campaigns were done in languages that some participants loosely understood.…”

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confidence: 86%

“… 13 Owing to the low adherence to ART, especially among adolescents living with HIV, governments and HIV activists have adopted mass media campaigns to spur behavioral change in the general population. 14 In South Africa, LoveLife multimedia campaigns have achieved high coverage and measurable effects on attitudes, condom use, ART adherence, and uptake of HIV testing services among young people. 15 In Uganda, HIV mass media campaigns such as the Short Message Service (SMS) campaign, Obulamu, News Reporter campaigns, Ministry of Health HIV Campaigns, TASO campaigns, and many more others have been aired out both in the print and broadcast media country wide with the aim of facilitating behavioral change in the general population.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Role of Mass Media Campaigns in Improving Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda

Akankunda¹,

Najjuma²,

Tayebwa³

et al. 2022

HIV

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Background: Globally, about 1.8 million adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 were living with HIV by close of 2021, of these, about 1.5 million were living in sub-Saharan Africa. This study explored the influence of mass media campaigns in promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapies among adolescents living with HIV in southwestern Uganda. Methods: We conducted a phenomenological qualitative study design that was adopted to explore the role of mass media campaigns on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents at the adolescents' HIV clinic Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. The FGDs were conducted in Runyankole-Rukiga, and they were transcribed verbatim and later translated to English. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: We conducted 7 Focus Group Discussions with adolescents living with HIV aged 10-19 years and 5 key informants' interviews with the health care providers. Results from the analysis were grouped into three broad themes: awareness of mass media HIV campaigns promoting adherence to ART, influence of mass media campaigns on adherence to antiretroviral therapy, and preferred mass media mode of delivery by adolescents' living with HIV. Participants preferred broadcast media channels and messages that featured success stories of people living with HIV. Conclusion: HIV mass media campaigns influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV. It is recommended that HIV-related media campaign designers consider the unique needs of adolescents while designing and airing out various media campaigns. This will influence their positive living and thus lead to their increased health life expectancy.

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“…Mass Media Exposure This measure was adapted from previous studies on general media exposure with appropriate modifications (Donaldson et al, 2017;Wu & Li, 2017;Lompo & Bago, 2018;Erubami, 2022). The measure consisted of three items on a five-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (Never) to 5 (Daily).…”

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Mass Media Exposure and Lassa Fever Risk Perception in Rural Communities of South-south Nigeria

Erubami

Ojoboh

Ohaja

et al. 2022

JKMJC

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Nigeria bears the highest burden of Lassa fever in Africa, accounting for about 60% of the 5,000 annual mortalities attributable to the haemorrhagic disease. In the absence of preventive vaccines, the mass media have been deployed as independent and complementary interventions against the spread of the infection. This study examines the influence of mass media exposure on Lassa fever risk perception and risk behaviours among residents of eight rural communities in South-south Nigeria. Anchored on the Health Belief Model and Social Influence Theory, the study used survey questionnaires to collect data from 384 respondents selected through multistage sampling. Findings show that media exposure is positively related to Lassa fever risk perception (β = .519, 95% CI: .432, .607), but negatively associated with risk behaviours towards the zoonotic disease (β = -.797, 95% CI: -.922, -.671). Nevertheless, media influence on respondents’ risk perception and risk behaviours tends to vary significantly along sex, geographical region and employment status. Given the endemic nature of Lassa fever in Nigeria, the study recommends the sustenance of public sensitisation efforts aimed at preventing the spread of the disease, especially in rural areas. It also advocates the need for relevant health authorities to enforce healthier public environmental practices and initiate mastomys eradication programmes to reduce the presence of rats in residential areas. Keywords: Haemorrhagic fever, infectious disease, media sensitisation, public health, risk communication.

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How Does Exposure to Mass Media affect HIV Testing and HIV-Related Knowledge Among Adolescents? Evidence From Uganda

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

<p>HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Uptake and Associated Factors Among Sexually Active Men in Ethiopia: Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data</p>

<p>HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Uptake and Associated Factors Among Sexually Active Men in Ethiopia: Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data</p>

The Role of Mass Media Campaigns in Improving Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda

Mass Media Exposure and Lassa Fever Risk Perception in Rural Communities of South-south Nigeria

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