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Mesfin Awoke Bekalu1, Steven Eggermont2

  • 1Leuven School for Mass Communication Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium mesfinawoke.bekalu@soc.kuleuven.be mesfiab@yahoo.com.

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Mass media use in HIV/AIDS prevention impacts knowledge differently across groups. While narrowing gaps for education and communication, it widens the urban-rural divide in Ethiopia.

Keywords:
EthiopiaHIV/AIDS knowledgemass mediasocioecological approaches

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Communication
  • Social Sciences

Background:

  • Mass media is widely used for HIV/AIDS prevention.
  • Disparities in media use can create knowledge gaps.
  • Understanding these gaps is crucial for effective public health campaigns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between mass media use and HIV/AIDS knowledge.
  • To investigate disparities in this relationship among urban and rural residents in northwestern Ethiopia.

Main Methods:

  • Hierarchical regression analysis was employed.
  • The study population comprised urban and rural residents of northwestern Ethiopia.
  • Data focused on HIV/AIDS-related mass media use and knowledge.

Main Results:

  • HIV/AIDS mass media use was not a significant predictor of knowledge in the total population.
  • Knowledge gaps narrowed between high/low education and high/low interpersonal communication groups.
  • The knowledge gap between urban and rural residents widened with increased media use.

Conclusions:

  • Mass media campaigns may disadvantage rural populations due to urban-centric broadcasting.
  • Differences in perceived information salience contribute to the urban-rural knowledge gap.
  • Socioecological models can inform interventions to narrow the urban-rural knowledge gap.