Al-Risafa Directorate of Health, Primary Health Care Division, HIV/AIDS Control Department, Baghdad, Iraq.
East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Jan;16(1):18-23.
This study aimed to build a baseline profile of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of Iraqis toward HIV/AIDS. Questionnaire interviews were conducted in 2006 with 335 people attending HIV testing centres in Baghdad. Most respondents (82.7%) had heard about AIDS, mainly from the mass media (71.0%), and 91.9% knew that AIDS is an infectious disease, most commonly via sexual relationships (74.9%). There was no association between knowledge level and acceptance of caring for an HIV-positive relative or marrying an HIV-positive partner, but there was a significant association between low knowledge level and negative attitudes towards sharing food, sitting on the bus and working at the same place with an HIV-positive individual.
本研究旨在建立伊拉克人对 HIV/AIDS 的知识、态度和信仰的基线概况。2006 年，在巴格达的 HIV 检测中心对 335 人进行了问卷调查访谈。大多数受访者（82.7%）听说过艾滋病，主要是通过大众媒体（71.0%），91.9%知道艾滋病是一种传染病，最常见的是通过性接触（74.9%）。知识水平与照顾 HIV 阳性亲属或与 HIV 阳性伴侣结婚的接受程度之间没有关联，但知识水平低与负面态度有关，例如与 HIV 阳性个体分享食物、坐在公共汽车上和在同一个地方工作。
