Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding HIVAIDS among People with Disability in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia
المؤلفون المشاركون
Wakgari, Negash
Mekonnen, Mekdes
Behailu, Tsigereda
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-05-02
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
People with disabilities are vulnerable group to be infected with HIV/AIDS and are challenged to utilize HIV/AIDS services.
Hence, this study assessed knowledge, attitude, and practice about HIV/AIDS among disabled people in Hawassa city.
Methods.
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 250 disabled people.
All disabled people residing in Hawassa city during the study period were included.
Pretested and structured questionnaire was used for data collection.
Logistic regression analyses were used to identify the associated factors.
Results.
A high percentage (197 (79.8%)) of disabled people were knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS.
Similarly, 190 (76%) of the respondents had a favorable attitude towards HIV/AIDS.
In addition, being married (AOR = 2.20; 95% CI: 1.14, 4.27) and being employed (AOR = 2.85; 95% CI: 1.19, 6.81) were positively associated with knowledge about HIV/AIDS.
Moreover, being a male (AOR = 2.83; 95% CI: 1.61, 2.90) and being married (AOR = 2.13; 95% CI: 2.25, 3.26) were also positively associated with having a favorable attitude towards HIV/AIDS.
Conclusions.
Significant numbers of disabled people were knowledgeable and had a favorable attitude towards HIV/AIDS.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Mekonnen, Mekdes& Behailu, Tsigereda& Wakgari, Negash. 2018. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding HIVAIDS among People with Disability in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122731
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Mekonnen, Mekdes…[et al.]. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding HIVAIDS among People with Disability in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122731
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Mekonnen, Mekdes& Behailu, Tsigereda& Wakgari, Negash. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding HIVAIDS among People with Disability in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122731
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1122731
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