Survey on knowledge and attitudes of AIDS among the rural reproductive-age women in Anhui

Objective To investigate the status and influencing factors on knowledge of AIDS among the rural reproductive-age women and find out an valid way for AIDS health education.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 592 reproductive-age women selected by cluster stratify sampling in Northern rural areas,Anhui.Results The main routes they received AIDS information were TV,newspapers,magazines and friends and so on.91.2% of the participants knew the blood transmitted route and 81.4% of them knew the sexual transmitted route and 82.6% of them knew the mother-to-child transmission route.But the non-transmitted route reached only under 60%,and the knowledge that mosquitoes do not transmit AIDS was 36.7%.Multivariate linear analysis showed that education level was statistically significant.The level of AIDS knowledge of the participants was increasing with their education level.Conclusions The correct rate of AIDS infection route is high,but the rate of non-transmitted route is low.Various AIDS health education activities should be carried out in rural areas to enhance the knowledge of AIDS the rural reproductive-age women.