PMID- 8080705
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19941013
LR  - 20161123
IS  - 0899-9546 (Print)
IS  - 0899-9546 (Linking)
VI  - 6
IP  - 3
DP  - 1994 Jun
TI  - Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about HIV/AIDS among women in northeastern 
      Thailand.
PG  - 205-18
AB  - Results of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices (KABP) interviews (N = 
      330) and focus groups (12 groups, 80 participants) addressing human 
      immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS conducted with women living in rural 
      villages in Khon Kaen province, Thailand, from November 1991 to January 1992 are 
      reported. Women had obtained most of their information from television and radio. 
      No AIDS health promotion programs had been targeted specifically to rural women. 
      General knowledge regarding modes of transmission and prevention were good. The 
      majority of women (85.5%) identified at least one known mode of transmission. 
      Prostitution and contaminated needles were seen as the predominant sources of 
      risk by these women. This knowledge, however, had not been applied to personal 
      life circumstances in such a way that would facilitate avoidance of HIV 
      infection. For example, few women considered themselves to be at risk for HIV 
      infection even when they recognized that their husbands had engaged in 
      risk-related behaviors (e.g., contracting for the services of commercial sex 
      workers). Focus group discussions clarified the relationship between knowledge 
      about HIV/AIDS, assessment of personal risk, use of condoms, and prevention 
      strategies in general. Areas of misperception and confusion were identified, as 
      well as potential vehicles for and content of AIDS health promotion initiatives. 
      Results are currently being used to design health promotion interventions to 
      reduce the spread of HIV.
FAU - Maticka-Tyndale, E
AU  - Maticka-Tyndale E
AD  - Department of Sociology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
FAU - Kiewying, M
AU  - Kiewying M
FAU - Haswell-Elkins, M
AU  - Haswell-Elkins M
FAU - Kuyyakanond, T
AU  - Kuyyakanond T
FAU - Anursornteerakul, S
AU  - Anursornteerakul S
FAU - Chantapreeda, N
AU  - Chantapreeda N
FAU - Choosathan, R
AU  - Choosathan R
FAU - Sornchai, S
AU  - Sornchai S
FAU - Theerasobhon, P
AU  - Theerasobhon P
FAU - Supornpun, A
AU  - Supornpun A
AU  - et al.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - AIDS Educ Prev
JT  - AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society 
      for AIDS Education
JID - 9002873
SB  - IM
MH  - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*prevention & control/transmission
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Condoms
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Marriage
MH  - Needle Sharing
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Rural Health
MH  - Sex Work
MH  - Sexual Partners
MH  - Thailand
EDAT- 1994/06/01 00:00
MHDA- 1994/06/01 00:01
CRDT- 1994/06/01 00:00
PHST- 1994/06/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/06/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/06/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - AIDS Educ Prev. 1994 Jun;6(3):205-18.