Omokhodion Folashade O, Kayode O Osungbade, Ojanen Miia A, Barengo Noël C
Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2007 Aug;11(2):24-32.
HIV/AIDS is a rapidly growing epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Very few studies have focussed on outdoor workers. A cross sectional survey was conducted among automobile repair workers in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was administered by interviewers to collect information on knowledge of transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS and sexual practices among automobile repair workers. Twenty five questions were designed to determine knowledge about HIV/AIDS, each with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum of 1. Eight hundred workers participated in the study. They were all male aged between 12 and 80 years, mean 29.8 years. About half of the population were single. Majority (96%) had heard of HIV/AIDS. Over 95% of respondents knew about transmission by sexual intercourse and blood transfusion. A mean knowledge score of 17.6 out of 25 was recorded. Several misconceptions such as transmission of HIV/AIDS by mosquitoes and through sharing of clothes were prevalent. Ninety-three percent had ever had sexual intercourse and 87% of singles were sexually active. Two hundred and thirty-nine, (30%) had casual sex partners. Of these, only 59% used condoms during the last sexual intercourse with casual partners. In spite of a high knowledge score among this male dominated low income workers, their sexual practices are such that will encourage transmission of HIV.
艾滋病毒/艾滋病在撒哈拉以南非洲地区正迅速蔓延。很少有研究关注户外工作者。在尼日利亚西南部伊巴丹的汽车修理工中进行了一项横断面调查。调查人员通过结构化问卷收集有关汽车修理工对艾滋病毒/艾滋病传播和预防的知识以及性行为的信息。设计了25个问题来确定对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的了解情况，每个问题的最低分为0分，最高分为1分。800名工人参与了这项研究。他们均为男性，年龄在12岁至80岁之间，平均年龄为29.8岁。大约一半的人单身。大多数人（96%）听说过艾滋病毒/艾滋病。超过95%的受访者知道通过性交和输血传播。记录的平均知识得分为25分中的17.6分。一些误解很普遍，比如认为艾滋病毒/艾滋病可通过蚊子传播以及通过共用衣物传播。93%的人曾有过性行为，87%的单身者有性活动。239人（30%）有临时性伴侣。其中，只有59%的人在与临时性伴侣的最后一次性交中使用了避孕套。尽管在这些以男性为主的低收入工人中知识得分较高，但他们的性行为却会助长艾滋病毒的传播。
