Martins-Fonteyn Emilia, Loquiha Osvaldo, Wouters Edwin, Raimundo Ines, Hens Niel, Aerts Marc, Meulemans Herman
Department of Sociology and Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Centre for Policy Analysis, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.
Int J Health Serv. 2016 Oct;46(4):712-33. doi: 10.1177/0020731415585988. Epub 2015 May 19.
This article examines the association between risky sexual behavior and HIV risk perception among miners. A cross-sectional survey (n = 293) was conducted with miners who worked in South African mines and lived in the Chokwe district of Gaza Province in southern Mozambique. The study used ordinary logistic and cumulative logistic models to understand what drives miners to HIV susceptibility. The study revealed that most miners were at risk of HIV infection as a result of risky sexual behavior. However, there was a strong negative association between risky sexual behavior and HIV risk perception. Seventy percent of the miners practicing risky sexual behavior reported low HIV risk perception. This demonstrates that miners tend to underestimate their HIV risk, which makes them more susceptible to contracting HIV. Risk perception among miners is related to a range of factors, both individual and environmental. Informed risk awareness is essential for these men to adopt preventive measures against HIV/AIDS. Therefore, it is important to consider cultural beliefs, as they influence the understanding of HIV risk perception.
本文探讨了矿工中危险行为与艾滋病毒风险认知之间的关联。对在南非矿山工作且居住在莫桑比克南部加扎省乔克韦区的矿工开展了一项横断面调查（n = 293）。该研究使用普通逻辑回归模型和累积逻辑回归模型来了解促使矿工易感染艾滋病毒的因素。研究表明，大多数矿工因危险行为而面临感染艾滋病毒的风险。然而，危险行为与艾滋病毒风险认知之间存在强烈的负相关关系。70% 有危险行为的矿工报告称艾滋病毒风险认知较低。这表明矿工往往低估自己感染艾滋病毒的风险，这使他们更容易感染艾滋病毒。矿工的风险认知与一系列个人和环境因素有关。对这些男性来说，了解风险意识对于采取预防艾滋病毒/艾滋病的措施至关重要。因此，考虑文化信仰很重要，因为它们会影响对艾滋病毒风险认知的理解。
