Moyo I M, Ray C S, Chisvo D, Gumbo N, Low A, Katsumbe T M, Mbengeranwa O L
Harare City Health Department.
Cent Afr J Med. 1993 Nov;39(11):217-21.
The proportion of people with AIDS is increasing rapidly in Zimbabwe. Several strategies have been adopted to check the further spread of the disease. This paper discusses the behaviour patterns which may predispose to HIV infection and possible intervention strategies that may be taken in the City of Harare. Over a third (33.9 pc, n = 1,526) of the married respondents reported that they were living separately from their spouses. There was a high proportion (76.6 pc, n = 564) of single respondents who admitted to engaging in premarital sex. Fifteen pc of total respondents were engaging in casual sex. The proportion of single respondents (31.2 pc) engaging in casual sex was higher than among the married (11.1 pc). More single respondents (10.9 pc) had been paid for sex than the married (4.1 pc) whilst the proportion that had been paid for sex was similar for the single (21.2 pc) and the married (22.9 pc). The median age for starting sex was 17 years (range = three to 26) for the single and 18 years (range = four to 35) for the married respondents. Sixteen pc stated that they had an STD in 1989. Condom usage was low with only 9.2 pc always using a condom. Forty eight pc of the married respondents who have engaged in casual sexual relationships never use condoms. The main source of information on AIDS/HIV was the radio (74 pc). Most parents (66 pc) had not talked about AIDS to their children.
在津巴布韦，艾滋病患者的比例正在迅速上升。已经采取了几种策略来遏制该疾病的进一步传播。本文讨论了可能易感染艾滋病毒的行为模式以及在哈拉雷市可能采取的干预策略。超过三分之一（33.9%，n = 1526）的已婚受访者表示他们与配偶分居。有很大比例（76.6%，n = 564）的单身受访者承认有婚前性行为。15%的受访者有随意性行为。有随意性行为的单身受访者比例（31.2%）高于已婚者（11.1%）。有过性交易的单身受访者比例（10.9%）高于已婚者（4.1%），而有过性交易的比例在单身者（21.2%）和已婚者（22.9%）中相似。单身受访者开始性行为的中位年龄为17岁（范围 = 3至26岁），已婚受访者为18岁（范围 = 4至35岁）。16%的人表示他们在1989年患有性传播疾病。避孕套使用率很低，只有9.2%的人总是使用避孕套。有随意性关系的已婚受访者中，48%从不使用避孕套。关于艾滋病/艾滋病毒的主要信息来源是广播（74%）。大多数父母（66%）没有和他们的孩子谈论过艾滋病。
