Family Size, Years of Education, and Women’s Awareness of HIV and AIDS Epidemic in Ghana

Background: Women’s awareness and understanding of HIV and AIDS are critical components in mitigating the spread of the disease and promoting preventive behaviours. Objective: In line with this, the study set out to investigate how family size and years of education influence women’s awareness of HIV and AIDS epidemic in Ghana. Methods: Data were processed with SPSS version 27 and analysed with frequency distribution, Pearson’s chi-squared test of independence and binary logistic regression. The frequency distribution was used to summarise participants responses into proportions. The Pearson’s chi-squared test of independence was used to test the hypotheses postulated in the study to either accept or reject the null hypotheses. However, the binary logistic regression was used to determine the effect of both family size, and years of education on women’s awareness of AIDS epidemic. Results: The study found that: years of education was positively correlated with women’s awareness of AIDS epidemic in Ghana while family size was negatively correlated with women’s awareness of AIDS epidemic in Ghana. Conclusion: Women with higher years of education are significantly more likely to beware of AIDS, understand its transmission, and adopt preventive measures. Based on this, the study recommends that healthcare providers should endeavour to promote female education and reproductive health initiatives to help play a crucial role in enhancing awareness and curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Ghana.