Abstract

Background: in Ethiopia Only one-quarter of young women and one-third of young men have a comprehensive knowledge of AIDS.

According to recent data from the Ethiopian demographic and health survey (EDHS 2016), national level of Comprehensive knowledge about HIV among men and women age 15-49 years is  27.9 % (n = 7613). 

This study aims to assess (1) level of Comprehensive knowledge about HIV (2) socio demographic factors associated with it among adults age 15-49 years

Methods:  Demographic and Health Surveys in 2016, in Ethiopia   were analyzed in SPSS, using multivariate logistic regression.  Socio demographic variables were selected based on their availability in the dataset. We used Comprehensive knowledge about HIV as the outcome variable using the recommended definition by EDHS 2016 Ethiopia    Descriptive statistics were employed to show the distribution of socio-demographic characteristics

Results: Of the total sample of 27289   of men and women 15-49 years at the time of survey, 27.9 % (n = 7613)   have comprehensive knowledge about HIV

About 79.8 % of the variation in the outcome variable (comprehensive knowledge about HIV t) is explained by the independent variables included in model 

Men and women in the 15-19 age group  AOR  15.287  (95% CI  9.430-  24.780) and Men and women age 15-49 years in   urban areas (AOR 29.337  ; 95% CI: 18.093-47.569)   were found to be major contributing factors  with level of comprehensive knowledge about HIV

Conclusions Factors associated with comprehensive knowledge on HIV include: age and residence Programs designed should target older age groups and Education about HIV/AIDS in rural areas, in particular needs to be improved Messages using radios will increase comprehensive knowledge.