Survey of knowledge and attitude about AIDS among six areas

摘要

Objective:To explore the circumstances,influencing factors,and the extent of discrimina-tion and prejudice towards AIDS.Methods:This is a cross-sectional study.One county from each of the six provinces was se-lected.800 respondents were then chosen from each province through cluster sampling.A closed-ended questionnaire was used to study the demographic characteristics,AIDS knowledge,and re-lated attitudes towards AIDS.Results:In this survey,3,095 respondents(64.5%)feared AIDS;66.5% of respondentsthought AIDS patients or HIV infectors should be treated separately;40.1% of respondentsthought that AIDS patients or HIV carriers should have been confined in freedom;and 1,497 re-spondents(31.2%)said that they were not willing to donate to AIDS patients.Discrimination andprejudice towards AIDS among the six regions were different partially(P<0.01).Conclusion:Discrimination and prejudice commonly occur.Gender,characteristics of theregistered residence,educational level,and knowledge about AIDS are the main factors related todiscrimination and prejudice.Many respondents had prejudice against AIDS,because they werelacking correct knowledge about the transmission ways of AIDS.Among the six regions,discrim-ination and prejudice were lowest in a region in Henan province and highest in Jiangsu province.