Title of Article |
Knowledge of and Attitude towards HIV/AIDS and Condom Use among Construction Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal |
Date of Acceptance |
9 September 2013 |
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Title of Journal |
Journal of Medical Association of Thailand |
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Institute of Journal |
Medical Association of Thailand |
ISBN/ISSN |
0125-2208 |
Volume |
2013 |
Issue |
96 |
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Year of Publication |
2013 |
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Abstract |
Background: Nepal is seeing a surge in physical infrastructure in the past few years. Numerous workers enter the Kathmandu Valley to join the construction sector.
Objective: This was a descriptive survey that set out to understand the knowledge of and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS along with the use of condoms among construction workers in the Kathmandu Valley.
Material and method: The study was conducted in 8 different construction sites in the Kathmandu Valley. Systematic sampling was done to select a total of 317 samples that were either interviewed or handed the questionnaire for self-administration.
Results: 84.6% of the construction workers had sufficient knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS and 61.8% had positive attitude towards HIV/AIDS. 50.5% of those who had sex in the past 1 year had used a condom the last time they had sex. Those with insufficient knowledge were found to have negative attitude (p<0.05) and were more likely to have not used a condom the last time (p<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that use of condom the last time was most affected by gender and level of knowledge.
Conclusion: Despite adequate knowledge, attitude and use of condom was found to be unsatisfactory. There is an urgent need to resolve this gap.
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Keyword |
HIV/AIDS, Construction workers, Knowledge, Attitude, Use of condom |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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Part of thesis |
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