Comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention has been reported as a necessary factor for ending the HIV epidemic. Women of reproductive age identified as a vulnerable group to HIV infection require this knowledge to prevent contracting HIV infection. Therefore, this study aimed to identify those factors that impact these women's comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention. This study used secondary data from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey. A weighted sample of women of reproductive age with complete data on the determinants and comprehensive knowledge of HIV was included in each analysis. The Chi-square test of Independence was used to determine the association between the determinants and the dependent variable. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to predict the effects of the determinants on the comprehensive knowledge of women of reproductive age. Variables with a p-value of ≤ .01 were considered statistically significant determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention. The findings showed that women of reproductive age with no or lower level of education, living in rural areas, poor wealth index, do not listen or listen less frequently to radio, and watch television less frequently were more likely to have comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention at Alpha = .01. The number of women with comprehensive knowledge of HIV was low compared with those with no comprehensive knowledge. This is a concern that needs to be addressed. Further studies using primary data to validate the findings of this study that individuals with no or lower level of education, living in rural areas, poorer or middle wealth index, do not listen or listen less frequently to radio and do not watch or watch less frequently television were more likely to have comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention are recommended.

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关于结束艾滋病流行，全面了解艾滋病毒的传播和预防被认为是必要因素。作为易感群体之一的育龄妇女需要具备这些知识以防止感染艾滋病毒。因此，本研究旨在识别影响这一群体全面掌握艾滋病毒传播和预防知识的因素。该研究使用了2018年尼日利亚人口与健康调查中的二次数据。每个分析中包括具有决定因素和全面了解艾滋病毒传播与预防的知识的育龄妇女加权样本。通过独立性检验（卡方检验）来确定这些决定因素与依赖变量之间的关联。进行双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析以预测决定因素对育龄妇女全面掌握艾滋病传播和预防知识的影响。具有p值≤ .01的因素被认为是对全面了解艾滋病毒传播和预防有统计学意义的决定因素。研究结果显示，无或较低教育水平、居住在农村地区、经济状况较差、不听广播或较少收听广播以及较少看电视的育龄妇女更有可能具备全面掌握艾滋病传播和预防知识的情况。不过，与不具备全面知识的人相比，拥有全面了解艾滋病毒的知识的女性数量相对较低，这是一个需要关注的问题。建议进一步采用原始数据进行研究，以验证本研究结果，即无或低教育水平、居住在农村地区、贫困或中等收入水平、不听广播或较少收听广播以及不看电视或较少看电视的人更有可能具备全面掌握艾滋病毒传播和预防知识。

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