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Document 2177
DOCN M94A2177
TI Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among people from Afghanistan residing in Canada.
DT 9412
AU Purohit A; Chakraborty J; Fahim Z; Shah S; Niru KM; Faulkner Center for
Reproductive Medicine, Harvard-Deaconess; Surgical Service, Boston, MA
02130.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):363 (abstract no. PD0059). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370398
AB OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to obtain information regarding the
knowledge of HIV/AIDS among people from Afghanistan who are currently
residing in Canada. METHODS: A survey questionnaire with 10 major items
and 2-11 questions for each item was distributed among 20 men and women.
RESULTS: Fifteen percent knew someone with AIDS, 65% did not know that
HIV causes AIDS. Casual contact such as hugging, handshake or sharing
clothes (25%), swimming in a public pool (32%), kissing (55%) and
sharing razor blades or toothbrushes (90%) were answered as causes of
HIV transmission. Regarding high risk factors, 25% thought health care
workers are at risk and another 25% thought that AIDS is a treatable
disease. Eighty percent felt that people in Afghanistan do not have
adequate knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Fifty percent felt that there should be
a screening process for high risk population. CONCLUSION: Our study
indicates that the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS is not adequate among
people from Afghanistan. Data on incidence of HIV/AIDS are not available
from this country. It is important to obtain information from every
country of the world and to provide some knowledge regarding this
disease to the citizens of this country.
DE Afghanistan/ETHNOLOGY Canada *Educational Status Female Health
Education Human HIV Infections/ETHNOLOGY/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
Male Risk Factors MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).