Yerdaw Mehret, Nedi Teshome, Enquoselassie Fikre
Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2002 Aug;6(2):30-8.
A total of 2278 individuals were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire with key indicators such as mode of transmission, attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients, information sources, sex, educational and marital status. Findings indicate that most of the respondents (93.2%) were aware of the reality of HIV/AIDS and considered it as a killer disease (89.2%). A significant number of them had negative attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients. Some 30.4% believed HIV/AIDS patients can be identified through symptoms rather than clinical diagnosis. There is significant association between knowledge of HIV/AIDS and target group (p < 0.001), age (p < 0.05), sex (p < 0.05), marital status (p < 0.05) and educational level (p < 0.001). There is also a remarkable knowledge difference among respondents on means of prolonging life of individuals with HIV/AIDS. Some have never heard about how to prolong the life of such patients (10.2%). Farmers (42.5%) indicated that there is no means of prolonging the life of such patients. Respondents' knowledge on combating HIV/AIDS related diseases as a means of prolonging the life of succumbed individuals was rather low (5.5%). Low level awareness, therefore, may deter HIV/AIDS patients from seeking necessary medical attention.
使用一份经过预测试的问卷对总共2278人进行了访谈，问卷涉及传播方式、对艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者的态度、信息来源、性别、教育程度和婚姻状况等关键指标。调查结果表明，大多数受访者（93.2%）了解艾滋病毒/艾滋病的实际情况，并将其视为一种致命疾病（89.2%）。他们中的许多人对艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者持消极态度。约30.4%的人认为可以通过症状而非临床诊断来识别艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者。艾滋病毒/艾滋病知识与目标群体（p < 0.001）、年龄（p < 0.05）、性别（p < 0.05）、婚姻状况（p < 0.05）和教育水平（p < 0.001）之间存在显著关联。受访者在延长艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者生命的方法方面也存在显著的知识差异。有些人从未听说过如何延长此类患者的生命（10.2%）。农民（42.5%）表示没有办法延长此类患者的生命。受访者将防治与艾滋病毒/艾滋病相关的疾病作为延长患者生命的一种手段的知识相当匮乏（5.5%）。因此，低水平的认知可能会阻碍艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者寻求必要的医疗救助。
