Kramer P B
Porgera Health Centre, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.
P N G Med J. 1995 Sep;38(3):178-90.
In a survey of 300 consecutive new attenders at the Porgera Health Centre Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic information was obtained regarding knowledge about AIDS from male and female attenders. The differences between the sexes regarding a variety of socioeconomic variables, knowledge about AIDS and their compliance to follow-up appointments were studied as well as possible relationships between these social variables and the degrees of AIDS knowledge and compliance. Males tended to originate from further afield, be more educated, be either in salaried employment or not working at all, and be single as compared to females. They also admitted to more extramarital sexual contacts and received more adequate treatment. Knowledge about AIDS was also significantly higher amongst male attenders and in this group was correlated strongly with overall educational attainment and employment status but did not show any relationship with the number of extramarital contacts admitted to. Only 9% of the patients knew about condoms and their role in prevention. Follow-up compliance was generally poor, and not significantly higher in those with higher scores of knowledge about AIDS, but showed a relationship with the type of disease being treated and with the ultimate adequacy of treatment received.
在对波格拉健康中心性传播疾病诊所连续300名新就诊者进行的一项调查中，获取了男性和女性就诊者关于艾滋病知识的信息。研究了两性在各种社会经济变量、艾滋病知识及其对后续预约的依从性方面的差异，以及这些社会变量与艾滋病知识程度和依从性之间可能存在的关系。与女性相比，男性往往来自更远的地方，受教育程度更高，要么有薪工作，要么根本不工作，且单身。他们还承认有更多的婚外性接触，并接受了更充分的治疗。男性就诊者对艾滋病的了解也明显更高，在这一组中，与总体教育程度和就业状况密切相关，但与承认的婚外接触次数没有任何关系。只有9%的患者知道避孕套及其预防作用。后续依从性普遍较差，在艾滋病知识得分较高的患者中并没有显著更高，但与所治疗疾病的类型以及所接受治疗的最终充分程度有关。
