Komwa Maction K, Jacobsen Kathryn H, Parker Dawn C
Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA.
J Health Popul Nutr. 2010 Feb;28(1):76-85. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i1.4526.
To explore beliefs relating to diet, work, and HIV/AIDS among the Busoga of rural southeastern Uganda, a cross-sectional survey of 322 adults was conducted in 2007 in Mayuge district, Uganda. Of these adults, 56 were HIV-infected, 120 had a family member with HIV/AIDS, and 146 were in households without HIV-infected members. More than 74.2% of the adults knew someone with HIV/AIDS, and more than 90% correctly identified transmission modes and prevention methods of HIV. In total, 93.2% believed that a person with HIV should work fewer hours to conserve energy but all the three participant groups reported the same working hours. Also, 91.6% believed that a person with HIV infection should eat special nutritious foods, and the participants with HIV infection reported eating more fruits (p=0.020) and vegetables (p=0.012) than other participants. The participants expressed a consistent set of health beliefs about practices relating to HIV/AIDS.
为探究乌干达东南部农村布索加地区居民关于饮食、工作和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的观念,2007年在乌干达马尤盖区对322名成年人进行了一项横断面调查。这些成年人中,56人感染了艾滋病毒,120人有家庭成员感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病,146人所在家庭没有感染艾滋病毒的成员。超过74.2%的成年人认识感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的人,超过90%的人正确识别了艾滋病毒的传播方式和预防方法。总体而言,93.2%的人认为感染艾滋病毒的人应减少工作时长以保存体力,但所有三个参与组报告的工作时长相同。此外,91.6%的人认为感染艾滋病毒的人应食用特殊的营养食物,感染艾滋病毒的参与者报告称比其他参与者食用了更多水果(p = 0.020)和蔬菜(p = 0.012)。参与者对与艾滋病毒/艾滋病相关的行为表达了一致的健康观念。