Survey Of Knowledge And Attitude To AIDS Among Residents In Four Cities Of Northeast China

Objective:To learn about the status of knowledge of and attitude to AIDS among residents in cities, to provide refenrence for strengthening the prevention and carrying out effective decision.Methods:Between July14,2008to September2,2008in Harbin, Qiqihar, Mudanjiang and Jiamusi City, residents were randomly AIDS-related knowledge of the status of the investigation. By trained investigators in the main streets were blocked four cities surveyed, one-anonymous survey released by the survey in10minutes, an independent complete a questionnaire on self-administered survey difficult by the investigator to help complete taking450per city. By epidata3.0databases, conduct data analysis using SAS9.1processing. By=0.05level, when P <0.05when that difference was statistically significant.Results:A total of1,800questionnaires were collected, with1664questionnaires were audited qualified. Household in the city by1574people surveyed,94.59%of the total population, the province accounted for respondents outside City68, the total number of4.09%, there were22provinces, the total number of1.32%. Of which5.29%of the respondents participated in the year2007a similar survey,86.00percent of the respondents have not participated, with8.71%of the respondents did not remember whether to participate in similar surveys.759people are male, the total number of45.61%; the905women, of the total number of 54.39%. Urban general population, the average age was40.12±11.94years.24of187people under the age group,11.24%of the total number;25years old group335, the total number of20.13%;35years old group of537people, of the total number of32.27%;45years old group605the total number of36.39%.255were unmarried,15.32%of the total number; married1409, the total number of84.68%.1498Han people, the total number of90.02%;166other nations, the total number of9.98%.135students, the total number of8.11%; teachers in99of the total number of5.95%; medical personnel74, the total number of4.44%; cadres and staff of163, the total number of9.80%; Services306the total number of18.39%; workers297,17.85%of the total number; migrant workers,193of the total number of11.60%; service firms of158employees, the total number of9.50%; unemployed and domestic239,14.36%of the total population.Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the conditions found, for the age factor (in≥45group as a reference),25～group (OR=1.51,95%CI:1.06～2.15); for occupational factors (for medical personnel as the control group), the unemployed and the household (OR=0.49,95%CI:0.32～0.73), retired (OR=0.40,95%CI:0.25～0.62), workers (OR=0.31,95%CI:0.21～0.44), migrant workers (OR=0.26,95%CI:0.17～0.38). The model goodness of fit test to prove a reasonable model fit (x2=145.29, df=147, P=0.5243).Conclusion:The survey results show that the general population, the city total rate of AIDS was80.71%, with the national requirements in2005Knowledge about AIDS among urban general population compared to the target to achieve75.00%higher than the5.71percentage point. The results showed that the general population of AIDS knowledge among a large factor in age and occupation. Future advocacy work should focus on a number of highly specialized, misleading knowledge, the elimination of AIDS infected people and AIDS patients, discrimination, and strengthen the city’s self-protection awareness of the general population.