Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards HIV/AIDS in a Rural Kenyan Community
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Date
2006
Authors
Karama, Mohamed
Yamamoto, Taro
Shimada, Masaaki
Orago, A. S.
Moji, Kazuhiko
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Cambridge University Press
Abstract
The aim of this research was to explore people’s knowledge,
attitude, behaviour and practice towards HIV/AIDS and sexual activity in
rural Kenya, where HIV is widespread. The study community was located in
south-eastern Kenya, 50 km north of Mombassa, and had an estimated
population of 1500. Subjects aged between 16 and 49 were recruited using a
stratified cluster-sampling method and they completed self-administered
questionnaires.Almost all respondents knew the word ‘HIV’. Around 50%
knew of a person living with HIV. About 80% gave ‘death’ or ‘fear’ as words
representing their image of AIDS. With regard to sexual activity, the distribution
of answers to the question ‘how many partners have you ever had in
your life’ was bimodal in males but had only one peak in females, indicating
that some men have a large number of sexual partners in their lifetime. First
sexual intercourse was at around 12–13 years for both sexes, but female
teenagers were more sexually experienced than their male counterparts.
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J.biosoc.Sci, (2006) 38, 481–490