Minh LR; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1998; 12: 680 (abstract no. 33457).
Centre of Social Sciences in Health, Vo Hanoi, Vietnam.
OBJECTIVES: To assess KABP on HIV/AIDS among different population groups and to make recommendations of prevention measures for improving and correcting of IEC activities. DESIGN: Socialogical study: The study was carried-out in six clusters of three provinces Quangninh, Binhdinh and Cantho which represent three regions of the country: North, Central and South. These provinces are at high risk of HIV/AIDS spread with the increasing number of the cases. METHODS: Qualitative study: focus group discussion and indepth interview.--Quantitative study: interview of 2523 randomly selected persons by questionaire. RESULT: Access to information of HIV/AIDS every day by TV: 71.9%; Radio: 28.5%; newspapers: 26.1%--Knowledge of HIV/AIDS danger correct: 85%, incorrect: 10% don't: 5%; transmission of HIV/AIDS: correct: 80%--Attitudes: almost all were afraid of HIV/AIDS: but did not think that they were at the risk, 60% did not show good affecton to those who were HIV/AIDS patients. Behaviour: 28.8% of the respondents had often used condom; 57% used separate siringe. Ather risk factors were nearly not given attention. The results of the study indicate that knowledge of HIV/AIDS is rather good, however there is a significant deference among the population economic characteristics. There is also a gap between knowledge and behaviour. Practice in prevention was very poor. Because of the difference among knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in HIV/AIDS prevention between different groups at the community, the contents and measures of IEC on HIV/AIDS should be appropriately selected for each population group with the emphasis on its demographic and socio-economic characteristics.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Attitude
- Condoms
- Culture
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Humans
- Knowledge
- Risk Factors
- methods
- therapy
Other ID:
UI: 102230320
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