The association between knowledge about HIV and risk factors in young Amazon people

ABSTRACT Objectives: analyze the association between the level of HIV knowledge among young people from Amazonas region, their sociodemographic profile and infection risk factors. Methods: cross-sectional analytical study, which used a structured questionnaire containing questions about sociodemographic, behavioral aspects and HIV knowledge. Data were grouped by sex and underwent ordinal and binary logistic regression analysis. Results: the students had an HIV knowledge deficit, associated with a low educational level of their parents and low family income. The most frequent risk factors were lack of knowledge on the part of female students regarding proper male condom use, their infrequent use in sexual relations and failure to do HIV testing. There was an association between level of knowledge and use of dating apps by female students. Conclusions: there was no association between level of knowledge and the preponderant risk factors, but the students’ knowledge deficit rendered them more vulnerable to infection.

摘要
研究目的：分析亚马孙地区青少年的艾滋病病毒（HIV）认知水平、社会人口学特征与感染风险因素之间的关联。
研究方法：本研究为横断面分析性研究，采用包含社会人口学、行为学相关问题及艾滋病病毒认知问题的结构化问卷开展数据收集。按性别对数据进行分组，并实施有序logistic回归与二元logistic回归分析。
研究结果：受试学生群体存在艾滋病病毒认知缺陷，该缺陷与其父母受教育水平偏低、家庭收入较低显著相关。最常见的感染风险因素包括：女学生对男性避孕套正确使用方式认知不足、性行为中避孕套使用频次偏低，以及未接受艾滋病病毒检测。此外，女学生的艾滋病病毒认知水平与其使用约会类应用程序存在关联。
研究结论：本研究未发现艾滋病病毒认知水平与主要风险因素之间存在关联，但学生群体的认知缺陷使其更易感染艾滋病病毒。