Leaving no one behind: Disability and HIV prevention, knowledge among adults in a population cohort in Uganda

• Published in: African journal of disability Vol. 13
• Main Authors: Mugisha, Joseph O, Makanga, Ronald, Kimono, Beatrice W, Kasamba, Ivan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pretoria AOSIS (Pty) Ltd 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adults; AIDS; Best practice; Demography; Disability; Disease prevention; Health facilities; High risk; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immune system; Infections; Knowledge; Mobility; People with disabilities; Population; Prevention programs; Preventive medicine; Serology; Severity; Sociodemographics; Vulnerability; Womens health; Uganda

Background:People with disability are a vulnerable population and are at a high risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.Objectives:We investigated the association between severity of disability and not having knowledge of any HIV prevention method among adults in Uganda.Method...