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Gender variation in self-reported likelihood of HIV infection in comparison with HIV test results in rural and urban Nigeria
Background: Behaviour change which is highly influenced by risk perception is a major challenge that HIV prevention efforts need to confront. In this study, we examined the validity of self-reported likelihood of HIV infection among rural and urban reproductive age group Nigerians. Methods: This is...
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| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 720 | |a Fagbamigbe, A. F. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Akinyemi, J. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Adedokun, B. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Bamgboye, E. A. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2011 | ||
| 520 | |a Background: Behaviour change which is highly influenced by risk perception is a major challenge that HIV prevention efforts need to confront. In this study, we examined the validity of self-reported likelihood of HIV infection among rural and urban reproductive age group Nigerians. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample of Nigerians. We investigated the concordance between self-reported likelihood of HIV and actual results of HIV test. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess whether selected respondents’ characteristics affect the validity of self-reports. Results: The HIV prevalence in the urban population was 3.8% (3.1% among males and 4.6% among females) and 3.5% in the rural areas (3.4% among males and 3.7% among females). Almost all the respondents who claimed they have high chances of being infected with HIV actually tested negative (91.6% in urban and 97.9% in rural areas). In contrast, only 8.5% in urban areas and 2.1% in rural areas, of those who claimed high chances of been HIV infected were actually HIV positive. About 2.9% and 4.3% from urban and rural areas respectively tested positive although they claimed very low chances of HIV infection. Age, gender, education and residence are factors associated with validity of respondents’ self-perceived risk of HIV infection. Conclusion: Self-perceived HIV risk is poorly sensitive and moderately specific in the prediction of HIV status. There are differences in the validity of self-perceived risk of HIV across rural and urban populations. | ||
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| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_fagbamigbe_gender_2011 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a AIDS Research and Therapy 8 (44), pp. 1-18 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12998 | |
| 653 | |a Urban | ||
| 653 | |a rural | ||
| 653 | |a sero-positive | ||
| 653 | |a HIV/AIDS | ||
| 653 | |a validity | ||
| 653 | |a behaviour change | ||
| 653 | |a Nigeria | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Gender variation in self-reported likelihood of HIV infection in comparison with HIV test results in rural and urban Nigeria |