Lazarus Jeffrey V, Himedan Himedan Mohammed, Østergaard Lise Rosendal, Liljestrand Jerker
Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.
Scand J Public Health. 2006;34(1):92-9. doi: 10.1080/14034940510032211.
This study explores the knowledge, attitudes and practices among Somali and Sudanese immigrants in Denmark with regard to HIV/AIDS and condom use.
A 78-item questionnaire, divided into five thematic sections, was given to 192 purposively selected Sudanese and Somalis of both sexes, aged 18-49, who had lived in Denmark for one or more years. It was administered in Arabic and Somali in four locations and supplemented by 13 semi-structured interviews.
Education, sex, and nationality, but not length of residence in Denmark, were positively associated with knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Less than half of both men and women scored more than 70% on the knowledge portion of the questionnaire, while Sudanese knew more than Somalis. Men had a more negative attitude towards condoms than women, but greater knowledge about them. One-third of the women reported never having seen or heard of a condom, and almost half had never received information about condoms. Both sexes preferred receiving such information from the TV or friends instead of family doctors or HIV-positive individuals.
This study suggests that knowledge about HIV/AIDS is low in these two Danish immigrant groups, both of which are characterized by reported incidence rates that are higher than the national average. The groups receive little information, while condom knowledge is particularly low among poorly educated women, and men have a negative attitude to condom use. The findings indicate a need for targeted, culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS information and advice.
本研究探讨丹麦的索马里和苏丹移民在艾滋病毒/艾滋病及避孕套使用方面的知识、态度和行为。
向192名年龄在18至49岁、在丹麦居住一年或以上、经过 purposively 挑选的苏丹和索马里男女发放了一份78项的问卷,问卷分为五个主题部分。该问卷在四个地点以阿拉伯语和索马里语进行发放,并辅以13次半结构化访谈。
教育程度、性别和国籍与艾滋病毒/艾滋病知识呈正相关,但在丹麦的居住时长与之无关。问卷知识部分得分超过70%的男性和女性均不到一半,而苏丹人比索马里人了解得更多。男性对避孕套的态度比女性更消极,但对避孕套的了解更多。三分之一的女性表示从未见过或听说过避孕套,近一半的女性从未收到过关于避孕套的信息。男女都更倾向于从电视或朋友那里获取此类信息,而不是从家庭医生或艾滋病毒呈阳性者那里获取。
本研究表明,这两个丹麦移民群体对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的了解程度较低,这两个群体的报告发病率均高于全国平均水平。这些群体获得的信息很少,而受教育程度低的女性对避孕套的了解尤其少,男性对使用避孕套持消极态度。研究结果表明需要提供有针对性的、对文化敏感的艾滋病毒/艾滋病信息和建议。