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ArticlePloS one2014

Awareness of HIV status, prevention knowledge and condom use among people living with HIV in Mozambique.

E Kainne Dokubo, Ray W Shiraishi, Peter W Young, Joyce J Neal, John Aberle-Grasse, Nely Honwana, Francisco Mbofana

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

E Kainne DokuboDivision of Global HIV/AIDS, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Ray W ShiraishiDivision of Global HIV/AIDS, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Peter W YoungDivision of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Maputo, Mozambique.
Joyce J NealDivision of Global HIV/AIDS, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
John Aberle-GrasseDivision of Global HIV/AIDS, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Nely HonwanaDivision of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Maputo, Mozambique.
Francisco MbofanaMinistry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USMinistry of Health · MZ

Funding

PEPFAR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine factors associated with HIV status unawareness and assess HIV prevention knowledge and condom use among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in Mozambique.

designCross-sectional household-based nationally representative AIDS Indicator Survey.

methodsAnalyses focused on HIV-infected adults and were weighted for the complex sampling design. We identified PLHIV who had never been tested for HIV or received their test results prior to this survey. Logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with HIV status unawareness.

resultsOf persons with positive HIV test results (N = 1182), 61% (95% confidence interval [CI] 57-65%) were unaware of their serostatus. Men had twice the odds of being unaware of their serostatus compared with women [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.05, CI 1.40-2.98]. PLHIV in the poorest wealth quintile were most likely to be unaware of their serostatus (aOR 3.15, CI 1.09-9.12) compared to those in the middle wealth quintile. Most PLHIV (83%, CI 79-87%) reported not using a condom during their last sexual intercourse, and PLHIV who reported not using a condom during their last sexual intercourse were more likely to be unaware of their serostatus (aOR 2.32, CI 1.57-3.43) than those who used a condom.

conclusionsKnowledge of HIV-positive status is associated with more frequent condom use in Mozambique. However, most HIV-infected persons are unaware of their serostatus, with men and persons in the poorest wealth quintile being more likely to be unaware. These findings support calls for expanded HIV testing, especially among groups less likely to be aware of their HIV status and key populations at higher risk for infection.

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CondomsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMozambiqueMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioSafe SexSex FactorsSocioeconomic Factors

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PMID25222010
PMCPMC4164358
OpenAlexW2021800711

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