Factors Associated with Knowledge and Attitudes of HIV Patients towards HIV-Based Services at Kibagabaga District Hospital
BackgroundHIV is still a significant global public health issue. World health organization (WHO) recommends that people infected with HIV should initiate HIV-based services as early as possible. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude levels of HIV patients towards HIV-based s...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences 2024-08, Vol.7 (2), p.229-238 |
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Zusammenfassung: | BackgroundHIV is still a significant global public health issue. World health organization (WHO) recommends that people infected with HIV should initiate HIV-based services as early as possible. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude levels of HIV patients towards HIV-based services and associated factors.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 274 HIV patients obtaining HIV-based services at Kibagabaga Hospital. Descriptive analysis, bivariate and logistic regression analysis were performed using SPSS version 21. P-value |
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ISSN: | 2616-9819 2616-9827 |
DOI: | 10.4314/rjmhs.v7i2.11 |