Epidemiological Profile, Knowledge and Belief Regarding HIV/AIDS Among Truck Drivers Coming from Various States to Jamnagar, Gujarat India

摘要

Majority (83.8(percent)) were long distance drivers. Maximum no of truck drivers are in age group of 15-25 yrs i.e. 46.8(percent). 26.3(percent) were illiterate. Maximum number of truck drivers (72(percent)) were married. Majority (34.4(percent)) belonged to Madyapradesh. 58(percent) had visited CSWS. More than half (56.9(percent)) of total truck drivers never used condoms during sex with CSWS and this tendency was more among married tuck drivers. The commonest area of visit to CSWS was Rajasthan (36.1(percent)). Only 30.5(percent) had heard about AIDS. Further information was collected from only these 30.5(percent) drivers. Regarding symptoms of AIDS 78.9(percent) had knowledge about weight loss to be the primary symptom. Majority (53(percent)) considered sex as the route of transmission. Major source of information for HJIV was friends (31.1(percent)). 70.7(percent) of them opined condom as a protective for AIDS. It is shocking that majority of truck drivers were not aware of AIDS even after successful launching of HIV programme.