Dynamics of knowledge and attitudes about AIDS among the educated in southern India
Dynamics of knowledge and attitudes about AIDS among the educated in southern India
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DOI：
10.1080/09540129750125118
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发表时间：
1997-06-01
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1.7
通讯作者：
Rao, AM
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作者：
Ambati, BK;Ambati, J;Rao, AM
评估了印度受教育人群对艾滋病的认识和态度。研究人群为433名高等院校的学生和教师，以及公共卫生服务的研究和技术人员。虽然大多数人知道性交（96%）和注射毒品（85%）可以传播艾滋病毒，握手（95%）和蚊子（86%）不能传播艾滋病毒，但63%的人不知道母乳喂养是一种传播方式，71%的人错误地认为他们可以通过献血感染艾滋病毒。唯一与知识呈正相关的变量是教育。对真假传播方式的了解构成了三个不同的维度，这是由因素分析确定的。绝大多数人（90%）对艾滋病患者怀有一种敌意。知识和教育与减少敌意独立相关。人们非常关注这种疾病的影响：85%的人认为艾滋病在印度是一个非常严重的问题，93%的人赞成增加政府在艾滋病教育方面的支出。这些结果显示了高水平的知识（存在一些差距），以及对加强行动的广泛支持。
AIDS awareness and attitudes among an educated segment of the Indian population were assessed. The study population was a total of 433 students and faculty in colleges and universities, and research & technical staff of the Public Health Service. While most Knew that sexual intercourse (96%) & injection drug use (85%) could transmit HIV, and that shaking hands (95%) & mosquitoes (86%) could not, 63% did not Know that breastfeeding was a mode of transmission and 71% falsely believed that they could acquire HIV by donating blood. The only variable to correlate positively with knowledge was education. Knowledge about true and false modes of transmission constituted three distinct dimensions as determined by factor analysis. An overwhelming majority (90%) harboured at feast one hostile view towards persons with AIDS. Knowledge and education independently correlated with decreased hostility. There was great concern about the impact of the disease: 85% believed that AIDS is a very serious problem in India and 93% favoured increased government spending on AIDS education. These results display high levels of Knowledge (with some gaps), and widespread support for increased action.