AIDS. 1990 Mar;4(3):245-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/90274900
This paper presents findings from a survey on knowledge of and attitudes
and practices towards AIDS among currently married Zimbabwean men
conducted between April and June 1988. Findings indicated that knowledge
was reasonably high: 89.7% reported having heard of AIDS. The young and
middle-aged groups, the most educated, and the urban men were the most
knowledgeable in identifying routes of transmission. However, 22% did
not know that there could be asymptomatic carriers of the virus capable
of transmitting the virus and infecting others. Furthermore, 38% did not
know that all those affected with AIDS eventually die as a result, and
only 55% knew that there is no cure for AIDS. Behavioral change in order
to avoid contracting AIDS seems relatively low given this sample's
history of sexually transmitted diseases and extramarital sexual
relations during the year prior to the survey. Although condom use was
the lowest percentage of the behavioral change categories, a high
percentage reported ever using a condom.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Adult Data Collection Human *Knowledge,
Attitudes, Practice Male Middle Age Risk Factors Support, Non-U.S.
Gov't Zimbabwe JOURNAL ARTICLE