Ladnaia NN, Pokrovski VV, Savcrenko IG, Buravtsova EV, Makarova NY, Detkova NV; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1998; 12: 684 (abstract no. 33478).
Russia AIDS Centre, Moscow, Russia.
OBJECTIVES: To define a level of journalists' knowledge and attitudes on HIV-infection and AIDS in Russia. METHODS: Mass media workers were interviewed during press-conferences about AIDS in 1995-1996. Anonymous questionnaires were consisted of 25 questions. RESULTS: Questionnaires were offered to 124 mass media workers. 56 (45.2%) returned questionnaires. 25 (44.6% of respondents) were TV-journalists and 16 (28.6%) newspaper journalists. 20 (35.7%) informed that they wanted to prepare publication on problems HIV/AIDS for the first time in their practice. 52 (92.8%) were sure that HIV-infection is sexually transmitted, but 4 (7.2%) were sure that HIV is not sexually transmitted. 10 (17.9%) have an opinion, that spreading HIV in Russia-consequence irregular politics of government (50% --of them prosecuted the former government and 50% prosecuted the present government) and 27 persons (48.2%) have doubts in this problem. 39 (69.6%) believed that better always to make use of condoms, but 15 (26.8%) did not know prices of condoms. 11 journalists (19.6%) thought that HIV-infected persons must be isolated in special HIV-sanatoriums and 15 persons (26.8%) have doubts in this, however 43 (76.8%) were sure that the mission of mass media is to defend human rights of HIV-infected persons. CONCLUSIONS: Relatively low level knowledge on the problem of HIV-infection/AIDS and frequent incorrect attitude to HIV-infected persons was detected in mass media workers in Russia. Special education for mass media staff is essential to improve the cooperation with mass media on prevention HIV-infection in Russia.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Attitude
- Condoms
- Data Collection
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Knowledge
- Mass Media
- Newspapers
- Questionnaires
- Russia
- Television
Other ID:
UI: 102230341
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