Factors associated with HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk perception in rural Malawi

被引：54
作者：
Barden-O'Fallon, JL
deGraft-Johnson, J
Bisika, T
Sulzbach, S
Benson, A
Tsui, AO
机构：
[1] Univ N Carolina, Carolina Populat Ctr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Dept Maternal & Child Hlth, Chapel Hill, NC USA
[3] Save Children Federat USA, Mangochi, Malawi
[4] Univ Malawi, Ctr Social Res, Mangochi, Malawi
[5] ABT Associates Inc, Bethesda, MD USA
[6] Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD USA
来源：
AIDS AND BEHAVIOR | 2004年 / 8卷 / 02期
关键词：
HIV/AIDS knowledge; HIV/AIDS risk perception; sexual behavior; Malawi; Africa;
D O I：
10.1023/B:AIBE.0000030244.92791.63
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Measures of HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk perception are important because they are often linked to behavioral change both in theory and in practice. This study examines knowledge and risk perception by assessing their relationship with demographic characteristics, first source of HIV/AIDS information, and behavioral and cognitive risk exposures among men and women in a rural district of Malawi. The data come from a panel study of 940 women aged 15 34 years and 661 men aged 20-44 years. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression models are used for the analysis. The results indicate that knowledge of HIV/AIDS does not necessarily translate into perceived risk. In addition, there appears to be a gender difference in the influence of cognitive and behavioral factors on perceived risk.
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页码：131 / 140
页数：10
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