HIV/AIDS related knowledge and practice among urban residents,Gaozhou

Objective To understand the cognition of HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and high risk behaviors among urban residents in Gaozhou City. Methods Multistage sampling method was adopted to investigate the HIV / AIDS related knowledge,behaviors,and attitude among urban residents in Gaozhou.Data were analyzed by using descriptive epidemiology method. Results A total of 1 050 urban residents were investigated and 1 048 valid questionnaires were recovered,including 704 men and 344 women. Their average age was 31 years. The overall awareness rate of HIV / AIDS related knowledge was 61. 45%( 9 660 /15 720 questions). The awareness rates were 19. 5%( 204 /1 048) for sharing tableware with AIDS patients and 21. 0%( 220 /1 048) for sharing toilets and bathroom supplies. Among the respondents,93. 5%( 979 /1 048) had sexual contact; 5. 6%( 55 /979) had commercial sex behavior in the past year;only 6. 1%( 60 /979) often used condoms; 67. 6%( 662 /979) have never used condoms; 16. 8%( 176 /1048) thought HIV / AIDS prevention and control was closely related with themselves; 16. 8%( 176 /1 048)thought that it was necessary to understand HIV / AIDS related knowledge; 3. 8%( 40 /1 048) thought that only the immoral persons would get HIV / AIDS; 57. 2%( 599 /1 048) thought that the HIV-infected persons and patients with AIDS should be isolated from healthy people. The residents with high educational level,females,and high family economic income had higher awareness of HIV / AIDS related knowledge( P 0. 01 for all). Conclusion The cognition degree of HIV / AIDS related knowledge is low among the urban residents in Gaozhou. The existing high-risk behavior still cannot be ignored. The propaganda of HIV /AIDS prevention knowledge and high-risk behavior intervention should be further strengthened.