Table 3.
Knowledge about Human Immunodeficiency Virus and attitude towards its prevention in street-based sex workers before and after intervention, Chongqing, Southwest of China, 2008.
| HIV Knowledge about and Attitude towards HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control | Before Intervention | After Intervention | Chi-2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) (n = 100) | n (%) (n = 112) | Value | Value | |
| Knowledge on HIV/AIDS prevention and control | ||||
| Can a person who seems healthy be infected with HIV? | 29 (29.0) | 67 (59.8) | 20.25 | <0.001 |
| Can HIV be transmitted by injecting blood or blood products? | 46 (46.0) | 90 (80.4) | 27.12 | <0.001 |
| Can HIV be transmitted by sharing needles with people with HIV/AIDS infection? | 42 (42.0) | 87 (77.7) | 28.23 | <0.001 |
| Can risks of HIV transmission be reduced by consistent condom use? | 47 (47.0) | 95 (84.8) | 34.17 | <0.001 |
| Is it possible for a pregnant woman to transmit HIV to her baby? | 43 (43.0) | 90 (80.4) | 31.54 | <0.001 |
| Is it possible to infect HIV by dining with AIDS patients or people with HIV? | 22 (22.0) | 72(64.3) | 38.28 | <0.001 |
| Can HIV be transmitted by mosquito bites? | 34(34.0) | 45(40.2) | 0.86 | 0.353 |
| How do you obtain HIV-related information a | n = 61 | n = 100 | 69.45 | <0.001 |
| Friends | 19 (31.2) | 21 (21.0) | -- | -- |
| Pamphlets | 5 (8.2) | 34 (34.0) | -- | -- |
| TV | 17 (27.9) | 48 (48.0) | -- | -- |
| Fellow SSWs | 4 (6.6) | 32 (32.0) | -- | -- |
| Radio or newspaper | 11 | 13 | -- | -- |
| Books | 8 | 13 | -- | -- |
| Billboard | 3 | 15 | -- | -- |
| Community | 5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Doctors or counselling service | 7 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Attitude towards HIV infection | ||||
| If you get AIDS, you will | -- | -- | 15.26 | 0.002 |
| Let it aside | 8 (8.0) | 3 (2.7) | -- | -- |
| Actively participate in treatment | 78 (78.0) | 107 (95.5) | -- | -- |
| Passively participate in treatment | 13 (13.0) | 2 (1.8) | -- | -- |
| Revenge on society | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| If someone around you is infected with HIV, you will b | -- | -- | 6.75 | 0.034 |
| Cut off communications | 75 (75.8) | 66 (58.9) | ||
| Treat her/him as usual | 15 (15.2) | 30 (26.8) | ||
| Care about and help her/him | 9 (9.1) | 16 (14.3) | -- | -- |
| Ever talked about HIV/AIDS with “sisters” | -- | -- | 19.36 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 28 (28.0) | 65 (58.0) | -- | -- |
| No | 72 (72.0) | 47 (42.0) | -- | -- |
a Each participant can have more than one way to obtain HIV-related information. b One missing data in pre-intervention survey.