Richard Azagoh-Kouadio, Roland Yeboua Kossonou, Christian Yao Kouassi, Cécile Kouassi-Kouadio Amenan, Michel Aholi Jean, Lacina Cissé, Vincent Asse Kouadio
Paediatric Ward of University Teaching Hospital of Angré, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 28 BP 1530, Abidjan 28, Côte d'Ivoire.
Paediatric Ward of University Teaching Hospital of Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, 01 BP 1174, Bouaké 01, Côte d'Ivoire.
Int J Pediatr. 2020 Dec 27;2020:8176501. doi: 10.1155/2020/8176501. eCollection 2020.
In sub-Saharan Africa, many adolescents living with HIV adopt behaviors and practices at risk of transmitting this infection. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of HIV-positive adolescents regarding the transmission of HIV for the prevention of this disease.
Knowledge Attitude Practical Survey (KAP) conducted from June 20 to August 22, 2018 in pediatrics at the University Hospital of Treichville. It included consenting HIV-positive adolescents followed up in the voluntary testing counseling unit. The variables studied related to sociodemographic aspects, knowledge, attitude, and practice relating to the transmission of HIV. The analysis was descriptive.
The active queue was 349 children, including 210 adolescents. Fifty adolescents (22 boys and 28 girls) participated in the study, a participation rate of 24%. The average age of the participants was 16 years (extreme 10 and 19 years). The respondent was an orphan (38%), a secondary school (58%), and separated living parents in 42%. He stated that he did not know he was infected in 62%, and that he had sex with at least one partner in 54%. He knew the modes of transmission and the means of prevention in 72% of the cases. He knew that an HIV-positive adolescent could transmit the disease in 68%, and that HIV/AIDS was incurable in 40%. 42% of respondents said that an infected person on ARVs was contagious. Twenty-nine respondents who had a partner said they had unprotected sex in 58%. All of the adolescents surveyed said that they did not talk to friends and family about HIV.
The level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of HIV-positive adolescents regarding HIV/AIDS transmission is insufficient. We suggest setting up a therapeutic HIV/AIDS education program for these adolescents.
在撒哈拉以南非洲地区，许多感染艾滋病毒的青少年采取了有传播这种感染风险的行为和做法。本研究的目的是评估艾滋病毒呈阳性的青少年在艾滋病毒传播方面的知识、态度和做法，以预防这种疾病。
2018年6月20日至8月22日在特雷奇维尔大学医院儿科进行了知识、态度与实践调查（KAP）。调查对象包括在自愿检测咨询部门接受随访的同意参与的艾滋病毒呈阳性青少年。所研究的变量涉及社会人口学方面、与艾滋病毒传播相关的知识、态度和实践。分析采用描述性方法。
活跃队列中有349名儿童，其中包括210名青少年。50名青少年（22名男孩和28名女孩）参与了研究，参与率为24%。参与者的平均年龄为16岁（年龄范围为10至19岁）。受访者中38%是孤儿，58%是中学生，42%与父母分居。62%的受访者表示不知道自己已感染，54%的受访者表示至少有过一个性伴侣。72%的受访者知道传播方式和预防方法。68%的受访者知道艾滋病毒呈阳性的青少年可能传播疾病，40%的受访者认为艾滋病毒/艾滋病无法治愈。42%的受访者表示正在接受抗逆转录病毒治疗的感染者具有传染性。29名有伴侣的受访者中有58%表示他们有过无保护性行为。所有接受调查的青少年均表示未与朋友和家人谈论过艾滋病毒。
艾滋病毒呈阳性的青少年在艾滋病毒/艾滋病传播方面的知识、态度和实践水平不足。我们建议为这些青少年设立一个艾滋病毒/艾滋病治疗教育项目。
