Kipp Walter Eigen, Alibhai Arif, Saunders Duncan, Konde-Lule Joseph, Ruhunda Alex
Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
AIDS Care. 2009 Jan;21(1):118-24. doi: 10.1080/09540120802068761.
A study on knowledge about HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy (ART) was conducted in the general population of a rural district in western Uganda. Three hundred seventy-two participants were selected by random cluster sampling and interviewed with an interview-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed quantitatively with descriptive, univariate and linear multivariate statistical analysis with the knowledge score about ART as the dependent variable. The results indicate that the mean knowledge was 7.7 in a scale from 0 to 13. Predictor for better ART knowledge was a higher educational status of the participants. Older participants over 50 years were less ART knowledgeable. Only 19% of the participants have been tested for HIV. The conclusions are that the ART knowledge in this population is remarkably high which is reaffirming and important for achieving a high adherence to ART. Of concern is the low proportion of persons tested for HIV in this general population. Kabarole district seems to be receptive and capable for intensifying HIV testing which is a precondition for the ART roll-out.
在乌干达西部一个农村地区的普通人群中开展了一项关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病及抗逆转录病毒疗法（ART）知识的研究。通过随机整群抽样选取了372名参与者，并采用访谈式问卷进行访谈。以ART知识得分作为因变量，运用描述性、单变量和线性多变量统计分析对数据进行定量分析。结果显示，在0至13分的量表中，平均知识得分为7.7分。参与者受教育程度较高是ART知识掌握较好的预测因素。50岁以上的老年参与者对ART的了解较少。只有19%的参与者进行过艾滋病毒检测。结论是，该人群的ART知识水平相当高，这对实现高ART依从性具有再次确认和重要意义。令人担忧的是，该普通人群中进行艾滋病毒检测的比例较低。卡巴罗莱区似乎愿意且有能力加强艾滋病毒检测，而这是推行ART的一个前提条件。
