@article {1469,
	title = {HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Its Association With Socioeconomic Status Among Women: Results of Lebanese Survey for Family Health (PAPFAM) 2004.},
	journal = {Asia-Pacific journal of public health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health},
	year = {2011},
	month = {2011 Dec 20},
	abstract = {This article assesses the association of women{\textquoteright}s HIV/AIDS knowledge of transmission and prevention with socioeconomic status (SES). Data from the 2004 Lebanese PAPFAM (Pan-Arab Project for Family Health) survey were used. The survey was based on a representative household sample (n = 5532 households; n = 3315 women) of ever-married women aged 15 to 55 years. Adjusted analysis revolved around multivariate logistic regression models. 18\% of women were knowledgeable of HIV/AIDS transmission methods and 21\% of prevention methods. Income and education were significantly related to women{\textquoteright}s transmission and prevention knowledge. Significant differences were also found by region and media exposure. Women in the richest income quintile were 4 times (95\% confidence interval [CI] = 2.43-6.42) more likely to be knowledgeable than those in the poorest. Women with the highest education were 2.57 times more likely (95\% CI = 1.98-3.34) to be knowledgeable than those with elementary education or less. These results suggest the need for incorporating contextual regional and population differences for more effective HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in Lebanon.},
	issn = {1941-2479},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00028.x},
	author = {Kobeissi, Loulou and El Kak, Faysal H and Khawaja, Marwan and Khoshnood, Kaveh}
}
