Study on sexual behavior and HIV/STIs among miners in Yunnan province.
- Author:
Hong-cai GAO
1
;
Ning WANG
;
Xiao-ming SHI
;
Zhong-min YANG
;
Han-zhu QIAN
;
Rui-ying ZHAO
;
Xiang-dong MIN
;
Wen-ling NI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; China; epidemiology; Focus Groups; HIV Infections; epidemiology; psychology; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Mining; Prevalence; Sampling Studies; Sex Work; statistics & numerical data; Sexual Behavior; statistics & numerical data; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; epidemiology; psychology; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2006;27(1):5-8
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVEThis paper aims to describe human immunodeficiency virus/sexual transmitted infections (HIV/STIs) related knowledge, attitudes, practice and the prevalence of HIV/STIs amongst miners.
METHODSTwo focus-group related discussions with a total number of 13 members including Community Advisory Boards (CAB) and 12 miners were conducted in a mining township in Yunnan province. Questionnaire surveys and HIV/STIs tests were conducted among 233 miners recruited by cluster sampling in two towns where the mines were located.
RESULTSThe average age of respondents was 28 year old with 82.8% of them younger than 35 year old. 95.3% of the respondents attended the education level of junior middle school. AIDS related knowledge among miners was low. The percentage of right answers to the routes of transmission was only 54.4%. The ratio of self-reported prostitutes visits was 9.0%. The prevalence rates of Neisseria gonrrhoeae, HIV and Chlamydia trachomatis were 0.4%, 0.4%and 8.2% respectively. The correlation between Chlamydia trachomatis infection and education (P = 0.0347) was significant, and so was that between Chlamydia trachomatis infection and marriage status (P = 0.032).
CONCLUSIONThis study showed that the awareness of HIV/STIs prevention was limited and the rate of condom use was low, suggesting that miners needed to be viewed as a key population in HIV/STIs prevention and control.
