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Archives   2009

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   21,  Number   3

TITLE:   Knowledge, attitude and practice on HIV/AIDS among the highway coach staff in Aung Mingalar Highway Coach Station.
AUTHOR:   Zayar Htun Tin; Kyu Kyu Than; Saw Saw
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2009; 21(3): 171-177
ABSTRACT:   A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 2009 to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on HIV/AIDS among the highway coach staff in Aung Mingalar Highway Coach Station in Yangon. A total of 286 highway coach staff was interviewed using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Fifty-seven percent of the respondents could identify the modes of transmission and prevention methods regarding HIV/AIDS. However, there were still misconceptions and wrong beliefs concerning the disease transmission and prevention methods. Condom knowledge among the highway coach staff was high. Fifty-one percent of the respondents in the study had positive attitude towards HIV infected persons and preventive measures. The condom use rates with the sexual partner during the last three months were 85% and 88% for Casual Acquaintance (CA) and Commercial Sex Worker (CSW), respectively. There are statistically significant associations between sexual practice (having sex with a CSW during the last 3 months) and marital status, indicating that unmarried respondents were more likely to take the risk behaviour than married respondents, and with being away from home for more than 2 months meaning that the longer the duration away from home, the higher the risk of practicing the risky sexual behavior.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   HIV. Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
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