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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Print version ISSN 1814-5469On-line version ISSN 2308-0531
Abstract
AMADO-CORNEJO, Nathalie and LUNA-MUNOZ, Consuelo. Association between educational level and knowledge on transmission of HIV/Aids in adolescent women in Peru-ENDES 2019. Rev. Fac. Med. Hum. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.4, pp.826-832. ISSN 1814-5469. http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v21i4.4266.
Introduction:
Knowledge about the transmission of HIV in adolescent women is important due to the great risk of contracting said infection.
Objective:
To determine the association between the educational level and knowledge about the transmission of HIV in female adolescents according to the ENDES year 2019.
Methods:
Quantitative, observational, retrospective, cross-sectional and analytical study based on the public availability data of the ENDES 2019.
Results:
Of the 4 668 women in the age range of 15 to 19 years. 30.6% had adequate knowledge about HIV and 69.4% had inadequate knowledge. No association was found between educational level and level of knowledge about HIV transmission. In the multivariate analysis, regarding the wealth index, being non-poor compared to being in extreme poverty has a positive influence on adequate knowledge about HIV (OR: 1.25 95% CI: 1.14-1.38).
Conclusion:
Knowledge about HIV transmission in adolescent women in Peru is not adequate, no association was found between educational level and knowledge about HIV transmission, nor with place of residence; but if an association was found with the wealth index.
Keywords : Education; Knowledge; HIV; Woman; Adolescent (Source: MeSH NLM)..
