Maticka-Tyndale E, Kiewying M, Haswell-Elkins M, Kuyyakanond T, Anursornteerakul S, Chantapreeda N, Choosathan R, Sornchai S, Theerasobhon P, Supornpun A
Department of Sociology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
AIDS Educ Prev. 1994 Jun;6(3):205-18.
Results of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices (KABP) interviews (N = 330) and focus groups (12 groups, 80 participants) addressing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS conducted with women living in rural villages in Khon Kaen province, Thailand, from November 1991 to January 1992 are reported. Women had obtained most of their information from television and radio. No AIDS health promotion programs had been targeted specifically to rural women. General knowledge regarding modes of transmission and prevention were good. The majority of women (85.5%) identified at least one known mode of transmission. Prostitution and contaminated needles were seen as the predominant sources of risk by these women. This knowledge, however, had not been applied to personal life circumstances in such a way that would facilitate avoidance of HIV infection. For example, few women considered themselves to be at risk for HIV infection even when they recognized that their husbands had engaged in risk-related behaviors (e.g., contracting for the services of commercial sex workers). Focus group discussions clarified the relationship between knowledge about HIV/AIDS, assessment of personal risk, use of condoms, and prevention strategies in general. Areas of misperception and confusion were identified, as well as potential vehicles for and content of AIDS health promotion initiatives. Results are currently being used to design health promotion interventions to reduce the spread of HIV.
报告了1991年11月至1992年1月在泰国孔敬府农村对女性进行的关于人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）和艾滋病的知识、态度、信念及行为（KABP）访谈（N = 330）和焦点小组讨论（12个小组，80名参与者）的结果。女性大多从电视和广播获取信息。没有专门针对农村女性的艾滋病健康促进项目。关于传播方式和预防的一般知识掌握得较好。大多数女性（85.5%）至少能说出一种已知的传播方式。这些女性认为卖淫和污染的针头是主要的风险来源。然而，这种知识并没有以有助于避免感染HIV的方式应用于个人生活情况。例如，即使一些女性认识到她们的丈夫有与风险相关的行为（如雇请商业性工作者），很少有女性认为自己有感染HIV的风险。焦点小组讨论阐明了关于HIV/艾滋病的知识、个人风险评估、避孕套使用和一般预防策略之间的关系。确定了误解和困惑的领域，以及艾滋病健康促进倡议的潜在途径和内容。目前，研究结果正被用于设计健康促进干预措施，以减少HIV的传播。
