Background Characteristics of Respondents: HIV PrEP Awareness and Attitudes in Ghana, 2022

A 2022 nationally representative survey of 13,980 women in Ghana examined factors associated with awareness of and positive attitudes toward HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The dataset likely contains background characteristics of respondents, including age, education, region, and sexual behavior, used in a multilevel logistic regression analysis. It was authored by Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling demographic predictors of HIV prevention awareness based on age and education levels mentioned in the description
• Analyzing regional disparities in health knowledge based on the 16 Ghanaian regions cited in the results
• Studying the association between media exposure and health attitudes based on the 'listened to radio' variable
• Investigating the relationship between sexual behavior and health knowledge based on the 'number of sexual partners' factor

Strengths

• Nationally representative weighted sample of 13,980 women provides a solid foundation for analysis
• Analysis includes results from a multilevel logistic regression model with adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals
• Specific regional breakdowns are provided, with the Ahafo region showing 21.1% awareness and the Savannah region showing 7.2%

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope or a summary extract rather than full microdata

Provenance

Source

2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Collection Method

Survey data analyzed using Stata 18 with multilevel logistic regression

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 17:42:49; freshness should be verified

Geography

Ghana