Publications by authors named "Uche Maureen Nzelu"
Niger Med J
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the link between women's knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention and their attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS, emphasizing the need for comprehensive understanding among women of reproductive age to help combat stigma and discrimination.
- - Utilizing data from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey, researchers performed statistical analyses to evaluate how various socio-demographic factors influenced these attitudes, finding that wealth, religious beliefs, and media access played significant roles.
- - Results indicated that a significant majority of women held stigmatizing views towards individuals with HIV/AIDS, and that knowing about HIV did not significantly change these attitudes, highlighting the complexity of stigma beyond just knowledge of the disease.
