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Improvement in AIDS knowledge, perceptions and risk behaviours over a short period in a rural community of Senegal.
Lagarde, E; Pison, G; Enel, C.
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  • Lagarde E; Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Biologique (UMR 152, CNRS), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France.
Int J STD AIDS ; 8(11): 681-7, 1997 Nov.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9363542
ABSTRACT
The objective of this paper is to assess knowledge, perceptions and behavioural changes in response to AIDS in a rural community in the south of Senegal, comparing 2 cross-sectional surveys using standardized questionnaires and performed in 1990-1992 and 1994. An AIDS-related knowledge score was built using 4 questions about routes of HIV transmission, ranging from 0 to 4. The score increased between the 2 surveys from 1.6 to 2.1 for men (P = 0.006) and from 0.8 to 2.6 for women (P < 10(-4)). The proportion of those who responded 'I don't know' to the 4 questions dealing with routes of AIDS transmission decreased from 24% to 14% on the average for men and from 66% to 20% on the average for women. The proportion of men who declared casual sex partners in the past 12 months decreased from 39% to 21% (P = 0.01). However, the proportion remained stable for women (from 15% to 18%). These results show that despite a relatively low level of HIV infection (0.8% of all adults), AIDS-related knowledge increased and at-risk behaviour decreased in a rural area of west Africa.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Assunção de Riscos / Comportamento Sexual / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Saúde da População Rural / Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 1997 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Assunção de Riscos / Comportamento Sexual / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Saúde da População Rural / Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 1997 Tipo de documento: Article