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SUBMITTER: Badru T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6956480 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Badru Titilope T Mwaisaka Jefferson J Khamofu Hadiza H Agbakwuru Chinedu C Adedokun Oluwasanmi O Pandey Satish Raj SR Essiet Patrick P James Ezekiel E Chen-Carrington Annie A Mastro Timothy D TD Aliyu Sani H SH Torpey Kwasi K
BMC public health 20200113 1
<h4>Background</h4>Despite the recent increase in HIV infections among adolescents, little is known about their HIV knowledge and perceptions. This study, therefore, sought to examine the factors associated with comprehensive HIV knowledge, stigma, and HIV risk perceptions among young adolescents aged 10-14 years in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Additionally, consenting parents and assenting young adolescents were tested for HIV.<h4>Methods</h4>We used cross-sectional data from the 2017 Akwa Ibom AI ...[more]