Mukhopadhya J, Kabra S C
Classified Specialist (Community Medicine), AF Station Kalaikunda.
Dy PMO & Senior Advisor, (Community Medicine), HQ SWAC, IAF Gandhinagar.
Med J Armed Forces India. 2006 Oct;62(4):328-31. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(06)80098-5. Epub 2011 Jul 21.
Few human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive Defence Security Corps (DSC) personnel reported for surveillance at one of the Air Force (AF) stations in 1992 and it was appropriate to study socio-behavioural profile of HIV positive DSC personnel to determine the reason for their vulnerability.
The study was conducted among 46 HIV positive DSC personnel during 1992-2004 at various AF stations. Pretested questionnaires were introduced to the subjects to ascertain their demographic, social, educational and behavioural profile vis-à-vis their HIV-AIDS awareness.
Majority of the subjects detected during pre-donation screening were middle aged, rural, semiliterate, (56.5%) and acquired the disease through heterosexual (95.66%) mode, mostly from commercial sex workers (CSWs). All were aware of HIV-AIDS prevention and most of them (77.2%) stated that condoms were easily available but 70.7% did not use the same for the fear of failure to perform under the influence of liquor. 74% subjects were found complying with medical instructions.
The study brings out a discernable gap between the knowledge and practice of safe sex. Adequate preventive knowledge did not always result in practice of safe sex.
1992年，在某空军基地，很少有人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）呈阳性的国防安全部队（DSC）人员前来接受监测，因此有必要研究HIV呈阳性的DSC人员的社会行为特征，以确定他们易感染的原因。
1992年至2004年期间，在各空军基地对46名HIV呈阳性的DSC人员进行了研究。向受试者发放了预先测试过的问卷，以确定他们在人口统计学、社会、教育和行为方面的特征以及他们对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的认知情况。
在献血前筛查中检测出的大多数受试者为中年、农村、半文盲（56.5%），通过异性传播（95.66%）感染该疾病，主要感染源是商业性工作者（CSW）。所有人都了解艾滋病毒/艾滋病的预防知识，其中大多数人（77.2%）表示避孕套很容易获得，但70.7%的人因担心在酒精影响下无法正常使用而未使用。74%的受试者遵守医疗指示。
该研究揭示了安全性行为的知识与实践之间存在明显差距。足够的预防知识并不总能转化为安全性行为的实践。
