Knowledge, attitude, and perception of HIV / AIDS among married women

Abstract

Background:In India, the rising prevalence of HIV among pregnant women is of great concern. Pregnant women are much receptive on health matters. So, it is important to assess their knowledge, attitude and perception regarding HIV/AIDS. Aims: To know the knowledge and to know the various factors influencing the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS in married women. Setting and design: The present community based cross sectional study was carried out in rural health training centre Ukkali, which belongs to department of community medicine, BLDE University's Shri B.M. Patil medical college, Bijapur. Materials and methods: A total of 1182 married women, aged between 15 -45years were interviewed. Pretested, pre designed questionnaire were administered to them. Statistical analysis: Data was compiled, tabulated and analyzed using percentages. Results and Conclusion: Among the study population majority (77.5%) heard about HIV/AIDS and (45.6%) gained knowledge about HIV/AIDS through health worker, (29.3%) through media and (14.9%) through doctors. Among the participants, 20.4% told that HIV/AIDS spreads through unprotected sex, 17.0% through blood products and 6.3% through mother to child. Most (57.3%) of the study participants did not know about mother to child transmission. Knowledge about HIV/AIDS is crucial for married women because of increasing prevalence of this infection. There is a need for more information directly and indirectly through consistent awareness program among married women residing in rural areas.

An assessment of the awareness and practices regarding HIV/AIDS among married women of the reproductive age group in urban slums of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

“…8 In our study 58% women believed that infected blood transfusion is the mode of transmission of HIV which was more than 90% in the study conducted by Basu et al 6 In the study conducted by Biradar et al 20.4% participants told that HIV/AIDS spreads through unprotected sex, 17.0% participants told that HIV/AIDS spreads through blood products and 6.3% participants told that HIV/AIDS spreads through mother to child. 4 Nearly half of the study participants according to Juliet Sylvia et al had misconceptions regarding routes of transmission such as mosquito bites and sharing food similar to that found in our study where 49% study participants reported that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by mosquito bite and hugging the infected person. 8 As far as the knowledge about the place of getting tested for HIV, 54% women said they don't have knowledge about the place for testing the HIV while 29% of woman said the test could be done in government as well as private hospitals.…”

“…Biradar et al have reported that among their study population majority (77.5%) had heard about HIV/AIDS. 4 In the study conducted by Chatterjee et al 5 Only 236 (67%) of the 350 women interviewed had heard of AIDS and Basu et al had reported that 633 (100%) of the study population had heard about HIV/AIDS. 6 Ye et al 91.6% reported that they had ever heard of HIV/AIDS obtained from various sources.…”

“…The main source of knowledge about HIV/AIDS was television (55.3%), followed by magazine/ newspaper (34.9%) in the study by Ye et al 7 In the study conducted by Biradar et al (45.6%) study participants had gained knowledge about HIV/AIDS through health worker, (29.3%) through media and (14.9%) through doctors. 4 When enquired about the mode of transmission, 68% of woman believes that the mode of transmission of HIV is unsafe sex followed by 334 (58%) women who believed that infected blood transfusion is the mode of transmission of HIV. Whereas only (19.35%) participants in the study by Sylvia et al did not mention about sexual route of HIV transmission.…”

HIV/AIDS Awareness of People Who Work at Barbershops and Beauty Salons at Al-Nasiriya City in Iraq

“…Most of the peoples in both (97.5%) have a good level of knowledge. [7] More than 97% of peoples know HIV might be spread via transmitted from mother to child [52±48.08] [8] , transmitted by sharing a needle or a syringe [52.5±48.79] [9] and transmitted by blood transfusion [53±49.5; p=0000]. A similar result was reported by Kiran et al [10] study in whom, 94.12% were aware regarding contaminated needles and syringes, 95.09% on blood transfusion.…”

Investigating the effect of education on man immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome preventive behaviors in vulnerable women living in peripheral neighborhoods: Applications of the health belief model

“…In this line, the findings of various studies had revealed that the majority of women did not know about HIV/AIDS. [ 18 19 ] In this respect, in the study by Haroun et al ., 61% of university students had moderate levels of knowledge concerning the HIV/AIDS epidemic. [ 20 ] These findings were strong evidence that raising awareness of HIV/AIDS needed continuing education, highly supported by national media, the government, medical staff, as well as affiliated medical teams.…”