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3.3 Study Aims and Objectives
Aim:
To determine whether HIV/AIDS stigma is associated with socioeconomic status within Southern Ethiopia Pastoral communities
Objectives:
Firstly,  to undertake a review of literature of backround of what HIV/AIDs stigma
Secondly, to undertake a literature review regarding stigma associated HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Thirdly, to describe demographic information using data set obtained from secondary sources in terms of gender, educational level, age by conducting chi-squared by trend education and gender hypothesis testing.
Fourthly, to determine if there is any independent effect between gender and stigma index (outcome variable) using univariable regression analysis.

Association Between HIV/AIDS Stigma and Socioeconomic Status

Fifthly, to determine if there is any independent effect between educational level and stigma index (outcome variable) using univariable regression analysis.
Sixth, to determine if there is any independent effect between socioeconomic index level and stigma index (outcome variable) using univariable ANOVA analysis.
Additionally, To determine if there is any independent effect between age and stigma index (outcome variable) using univariable regression analysis.
Also, undertake multiple variable linear regressions to determine if HIV/AIDS stigma is associated with socioeconomic status in pastoral communities after adjusting for confounders.
▪ To interpret and evaluate findings and provide recommendations for local settings.

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