Knowledge About Hiv/Aids and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Tourist Workers in Montenegro

Awareness of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections among the Montenegrin seafarers

“…What is alarming is the fact that more than a third of the examinees (38.9%) were aware of the fact that HIV could be transmitted by having sexual intercourse with a person who looked healthy while 25.6% of them thought that HIV could not be transmitted in this way, which is consistent with the data from other studies 4,13,22 . The result that only 42.9% of the examinees knew that HIV and STIs transmission can be prevented by proper and frequent usage of condoms is very alarming, but that is almost more than double when compared to the results of the research conducted in Montenegro in 2013.…”

“…This research showed that only 7.6% of the examinees got information about HIV from their family. This can be explained by traditionalism that is very common in this area 4,8,20 .…”

“…Strategic plans for responding to HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) at the global level recognized a greater vulnerability of some population groups in transmitting this and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) 2 . Prevention programs focused on specific populations still remain the best approach to combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic [2][3][4] .…”