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Comprehensive & Cost Effective Laboratory Monitoring of HIV/AIDS: an African Role Model
Published on: October 31, 2010
Knowledge and attitudes of Senegalese sailors about HIV/AIDS
Adama Faye1, Mame Diarra Faye, Mamadou Makhtar Leye
1Institut of Health and Development, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal; University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. adama.faye@umontreal.ca.
Background:
In West Africa there is little information on the behavior of sailors with respect to HIV/AIDS.
Aim:
The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes on HIV/AIDS and their risk factors.
Materials And Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study on a sample of 400 sailors. Information was collected on knowledge and attitudes. Multiple logistic regression was performed to analyse the factors related to knowledge and attitudes.
Results:
The mean age was 38.1 ± 9.8 years. Among sailors, 7.5% knew the 3 main modes of HIV transmissionand 48.3% did not sail with a crew member infected with HIV. Knowledge was related to occupationalcategory (OR = 14.07 [5.40-36.65]). Stigmatisation was related to education (OR = 0.45 [0.27-0.74]) and fear (0.19 [0.09-0.41]).
Conclusions:
Sailors have a low level of knowledge and negative attitudes towards people living with HIV. Intervention simplemented must take into account the low level of knowledge and the mobility of the target population.
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