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| Investigation of HIV/AIDS-related Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior among Autumn Recruits |
| YAO Wei, YIN Hong, LI Rong |
| Center for Disease Control and Prevention, General Staff Headquar ters ,Beijing 100082,China |
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Abstract Objective To investigate the mastery HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitude and behavior among autumn recruits in a certain troop so as to contribute to implementation of AIDS-related health education and prevention of HIV/AIDS.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with a standardized questionnaire and 118 recruits were enrolled. Factors which influenced the awareness rate of AIDS-related knowledge and attitude were analyzed.Results The awareness rate of AIDS-related knowledge was 85%, but the awareness rate of non-transmission routes was very low. For example, only 38.1% of these recruits knew that mosquito bite could not transmit HIV. There was difference in the awareness of AIDS-related knowledge between recruits with different demographic characteristics. The awareness rate of AIDS-related knowledge among recruits with a education below high school was significantly lower than that among recruits with a high school and university education.Conclusion The awareness rate of AIDS-related knowledge among recruits is very high, but the awareness rate of non-transmission routes of AIDS is very low . It is necessary to improve education related to prevention of AIDS and to cultivate a healthy lifestyle and behavior away from HIV/ AIDS.
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Published: 14 September 2016
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