| Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and preventive measures use by city commuter-bus drivers and conductors in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. | |
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PMID: 20000069 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The study was aimed at assessing the knowledge of the drivers and conductors on HIV/AIDS epidemic and its preventive measures. METHODS: This descriptive study was prospectively conducted among randomly selected city commuter-bus drivers and conductors from December 2006 to April 2007 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The study parameters included the general knowledge of the respondents on HIV/AIDS, treatment by anti-retroviral therapy and different types of preventive measures. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews using semi- structured questionnaires. RESULTS: A total of 333 respondents voluntarily participated in the study. It was found that out of all respondents who had heard about HIV/AIDS, 93.9% heard it from the media particularly radios, televisions and newspapers. The results further showed no significant difference (p=0.08) of knowledge on HIV/AIDS between the drivers and conductors. Drivers (84.3%) and conductors (80.1%) pointed out condom as the common method of prevention from contracting HIV/AIDS. Among other preventive measures known to them, 75.5% and 52.9% of the drivers and conductors pointed out faithfulness respectively. However results indicated that 49.30% of the respondents were practicing faithfulness to their partners as a preventive measure while 40.9% were using condoms and only 9.6% were practicing abstinence. CONCLUSION: This study has shown that city commuter-bus drivers and conductors in Dar Es Salaam, have "adequate" knowledge on HIV/AIDS and preventive measures and the major source of this knowledge is through the public media. |
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Authors:
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V Mugoyelaand; V Charles |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: East African journal of public health Volume: 6 ISSN: 0856-8960 ISO Abbreviation: East Afr J Public Health Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
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Created Date: 2009-12-16 Completed Date: 2010-02-25 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101302040 Medline TA: East Afr J Public Health Country: Tanzania |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 73-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Pharmacy, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. vmgoyela@muchs.ac.tz |
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Condoms
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utilization* Female HIV Infections / prevention & control* HIV-1 Health Education Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Health Promotion Humans Interviews as Topic Male Occupations Prospective Studies Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / prevention & control*, psychology Tanzania Transportation Urban Population |
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