STD/AIDS high risk factors among pregnant women in sentinel hospital of Liangxi District of Wuxi City, 2010-2015
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2018.18738
- VernacularTitle:无锡市梁溪区某哨点医院2010—2015年孕产妇性病艾滋病高危因素调查
- Author:
Xiao-Wen SHEN
1
;
Hong-Bo QU
;
Ying-Feng HE
Author Information
1. 无锡市梁溪区疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
pregnant women;
sexual transmitted diseases;
rate of awareness;
high-risk behaviors;
general prevention and control strategy
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2018;30(12):990-994
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective] To investigate the awareness rate of AIDS and STDs related knowledge, the epidemic features of high-risk behaviors and related risk factors among pregnant women in a sentinel hospital of Liangxi District of Wuxi City. [Methods]The pregnant women who built health care manual or accepted pregnancy health care from April to June in every year during 2010-2015 were investigated.[Results]Of more than 2 400 pregnant women investigated, the infection rates of HIV, syphilis, and HCV were 0.04％, 0.46％ and 0.25％. The awareness rate of knowledge was 85.79％. But, the understanding of AIDS was not scientific and comprehensive. [Conclusion]The infection rates of HIV and other STDs were observed at low levels among pregnant women in the sentinel hospital of Liangxi District. But, some still had high-risk behaviors. The mastery degree of the knowledge of AIDS prevention and control were not comprehensive. Policy advocacy, health education, voluntary consultation test and many other prevention and control strategies must extend the coverage from high risk groups to pregnant women and many other general population. Intensive education about AIDS should be carried out to help people have a correct and scientific understanding of AIDS.
