Factors Contributing to the Prevalence of HIV Infections in Mwandi District of Zambia: A Three Year Retrospective Review

Tinkler Saul Simbeye; Ebenezer Obi. Daniel; Queen Mulenga; Paul Olaiya Abiodun; Ahmed Mamuda Bello; Israel Olukayode Popoola; Michael Avwerhota; Azeezat Abimbola Oyewande; Christiana Asibi-Ogben Inegbeboh; Michael Olabode Tomori; Friday Iyobosa Igbinovia; Adebanke Adetutu Ogun; Oladapo Michael Olagbegi

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Factors Contributing to the Prevalence of HIV Infections in Mwandi District of Zambia: A Three Year Retrospective Review

Tinkler Saul Simbeye, Ebenezer Obi. Daniel, Queen Mulenga, Paul Olaiya Abiodun, Ahmed Mamuda Bello, Israel Olukayode Popoola, Michael Avwerhota, Azeezat Abimbola Oyewande, Christiana Asibi-Ogben Inegbeboh, Michael Olabode Tomori, Friday Iyobosa Igbinovia, Adebanke Adetutu Ogun, Oladapo Michael Olagbegi

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a major public health problem in Zambia affecting people in their prime and most productive years (15-49) of life. The cross sectional study was aimed at determining the factors contributing to HIV prevalence in Mwandi district of Zambia from 2016 to 2018. Two hundred and sixty-nine (269) participants were recruited using simple random sampling technique. The study disclosed that, a large proportion of study participants 50.6% (136) were females. The study also revealed that most of the respondents 43.5% (117) had attained some secondary level of education. The study further revealed that the majority 98.1% (264) of the respondents associated HIV transmission with unprotected sexual intercourse. The study also disclosed that most of the respondents 98.5% (265) and 98.1% (264) received health education on HIV/AIDS from hospital and clinics respectively while a considerable proportion of study participants 66.2% (178) acquired health education on HIV/AIDS through reading magazines. Also, this study exposed that, most 87.7% (236) of the respondents had adequate level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS. Level of education, occupation and number of children were found to have statistically significant relationship with level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS (P<0.05). Apart from that, this study also revealed that 78.8% (212) of study participants had good adherence to STI/HIV/AIDS treatment while 21.7% (57) had poor drug adherence. Level of education was also found to have statistically significant association with drug adherence on HIV/AIDS (P<0.05). The study also uncovered that 88.8% (239) of the respondents did not have access to the laboratory health services in the health facilities in Mwandi district of Zambia. Conversely, only 11.2% (30) of the respondents had access to the laboratory services in the health facilities. It is suggested that the Ministry of health should make it a policy for every health facility to have its own laboratory diagnostic facilities in order to enhance accessibility to diagnostic laboratory testing services in low-resource settings like Zambia.

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DOI	10.11648/j.ijhpebs.20230901.11
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HIV/AIDS, Prevalence, Mwandi District, Zambia

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Tinkler Saul Simbeye

Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana
Ebenezer Obi. Daniel

Department of Public Health, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
Queen Mulenga

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Provincial Health Office, Choma, Zambia
Paul Olaiya Abiodun

Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana
Ahmed Mamuda Bello

Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana
Israel Olukayode Popoola

Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Michael Avwerhota

Department of Public Health, Atlantic International University, Hawaii, United States of American
Azeezat Abimbola Oyewande

Department of Family Medicine, Lagos State Health Service Commission, General Hospital Lagos State, Lagos, Nigeria
Christiana Asibi-Ogben Inegbeboh

Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana
Michael Olabode Tomori

Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana
Friday Iyobosa Igbinovia

Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana
Adebanke Adetutu Ogun

International Organization for Migration, Abuja, Nigeria
Oladapo Michael Olagbegi

South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Western Cape, South Africa

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