Influence of education status, age, and gender on HIV prevention awareness and preferences among youth in a rural Ugandan district: a cross-sectional study
Education status, age, and gender influence HIV prevention awareness through differences in access to information, risk perception, and preference of prevention methods among youth in rural Uganda. Therefore, aligning HIV prevention strategies with the specific needs and preferences of different youth subgroups can enhance awareness, risk perception, and utilization of HIV prevention methods.
Authors
- Timothy Mwanje Kintu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-5899)
- Tonny Kyagambiddwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4411-2672)
- Jerome Kabakyenga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1912-1032)
- Edith K. Wakida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6949-8474)
- Mark Agaba
- Ruth Namaseruka
- Celestino Obua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6949-3059)
- Paul Waswa Ssali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-4535)
- Immaculate Karungi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0350-0129)
- Agnes Kisakye Namuyaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2631-4887)
Institutions
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24952-x
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00