Knowledge And Awareness About The Risk Of HIV/AIDS Among Truck Drivers Of A Selected Area

Sadhya, G; Islam, Akm Saiful; Islam, Rafiqul; Ahmed, NU; Rahman, M. Sohel

doi:10.3329/fmcj.v5i2.6820

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“…Land port workers, transport workers and rickshaw/van pullers are considered as the epidemiological bridging population and hence more susceptible to spread the disease among other population in Bangladesh, which has already been confirmed by many studies (CARE, 2006;Islam and Conigrave, 2008;Aung, 2012). Present study finds that a significant portion of these three category respondents have correct knowledge on routes of transmission which is comparable to the findings of Sadhya et al (2010) that shows about 82.5 percent of truck drivers have obtained correct knowledge on HIV/AIDS transmission. Another comparable finding in this study is that only 13.2 percent of them knew the place where HIV/AIDS can be tested is also supported by present study, where only 25 percent transport workers know the place where the treatment is to be provided.…”

Section: Knowledge Level Of Hiv/aids Of the Respondentsupporting

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Knowledge Level of People Vulnerable to Hiv/Aids in Satkhira Upazila of Bangladesh

Moni

Alam²

2022

Khulna Univ. Stud.

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This study assesses the knowledge level of two groups of most at risk people (floating sex worker and drug addicts) and three groups of bridging population (transport workers, land port workers, rickshaw/van pullers) in Bhomra land port area of Satkhira Upazila in Bangladesh. Drawing 60 samples purposively, the study finds that drug addicts and rickshaw/van pullers show higher level of general knowledge followed by transport workers, floating sex workers and land port workers. Rickshaw/van pullers (95 percent) again show higher level of knowledge regarding routes of transmission. Floating sex workers, who all are female, have low level of knowledge on child to mother transmission of HIV/AIDS (through pregnancy or child birth 41.67 percent and breastfeeding 41.67 percent). Again 16.67 percent of drug addicts do not know the matter of sharing HIV contaminated syringe as the route of transmission. Transport workers (88.89 percent) know better regarding preventive measures than other groups. Highest level of misconception has been documented among rickshaw/van pullers followed by land port workers and transport workers. Only 25 percent of drug addicts and transport workers respectively and 50 percent of floating sex workers know the place where treatment is provided. The study suggests strong and more effective information dissemination should be made on the preventive measures, routes of transmission and modes and nature of treatment of the disease for all groups.

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Section: Knowledge Level Of Hiv/aids Of the Respondentsupporting

confidence: 87%

Knowledge Level of People Vulnerable to Hiv/Aids in Satkhira Upazila of Bangladesh

Moni

Alam²

2022

Khulna Univ. Stud.

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HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Among Truck Drivers In Burkina Faso.

Poda¹,

Sanon²

2015

JCRHAP

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Objective: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) /acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) affect all levels of society and drivers are considered as vectors of HIV transmission because of the mobility of their work. The aim of this study was to assess struck drivers' knowledge, attitudes and practices on HIV and AIDS in Burkina Faso. Methods: Quantitative method and cross-sectional survey using questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha 0.76 were used in this study. SPSS, version 18.0 was used for analysis. P-values ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: 150 truck drivers participated in the study with a mean age of 38.71 years (SD=8.87), and ranged from 25 to 68 years old. It was observed that misconceptions about HIV transmission are quite prevalent among truck drivers. About 61 (40.7%) felt that AIDS can be transmitted by sharing meals, 35 (23.3%) stated that it can be spread by mosquito bite and 65 (43.3%) were of the opinion that AIDS can be transmitted by using same toilet and cloths. High-risk behavior was established in the study. 78% have other sexual partners besides their wives and 34% often visit sex workers in which 26 % had unprotected sex with sex workers. Alcohol seems to have a big role in their sexual behavior; thus 22 % of truck drivers declare drink alcohol before sex. There were significant association in demographic factors and knowledge, attitude and practice. Conclusion: The study findings underline the negative risk behaviors of truck drivers. Safe sex and use of condom have to be promoted through education program among truck drivers in Burkina Faso.

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Knowledge and attitude on HIV-AIDS and Practice of Sexual Behavior among Female Sex Workers: a pilot study in Jhapa, Nepal

Singh¹,

Lall²,

Gupta³

et al. 2014

IOSRJDMS

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) remains a public health problem of major significance in most parts of the world. The first HIV infection was detected in 1988 in Nepal. Since then HIV and AIDS epidemic has evolved from low to concentrated among "High risk groups" i.e. Injecting Drug Users (IDUs), Female Sex Workers (FSWs), Men having Sex with Men (MSM) and Seasonal labor Migrants. The objective of this study was to find out knowledge, attitude on HIV-AIDS among the respondents and assess the types of behavior that places them at risk of contracting HIV_AIDS in Jhapa district of Nepal. This was the cross sectional descriptive study carried out among High risk behavior group (FSWs, and Clients of FSWs) who come for treatment at VCT centre of Jhapa district. Multi stage purposive and random sampling was adopted and data were collected using a pre-tested interview schedule. Maximum no. of respondents (98.9 %) had heard about HIV and (100.0 %) had heard about AIDS, (100.0 %) using condom, among which (82.2%) used consistently. About half of the respondents (50.1%) had thought that they have chances of contracting HIV/AIDS. Sex at an early age was the prevalent practice among the study population as (4 6. 6 %) of them reported to have initiated before the age of 15 years. As the age at first sex increases RTI problems decreases (p=0.018) and vice versa. Less than half of the respondents (71.2%) had used alcohol during sexual activity, among which, (59.6%) had neglected to use condom. Knowledge about HIV-AIDS and condom was high. More than half of the respondent perceived their high risk to HIV/AIDS infection, judging from their present sexual behavior. The frequency of condom use was unsatisfactory (82.2%). Alcohol use and negligence to use condom during sexual activity was high.

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Knowledge And Awareness About The Risk Of HIV/AIDS Among Truck Drivers Of A Selected Area

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Knowledge Level of People Vulnerable to Hiv/Aids in Satkhira Upazila of Bangladesh

Knowledge Level of People Vulnerable to Hiv/Aids in Satkhira Upazila of Bangladesh

HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Among Truck Drivers In Burkina Faso.

Knowledge and attitude on HIV-AIDS and Practice of Sexual Behavior among Female Sex Workers: a pilot study in Jhapa, Nepal

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