A study on knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS, their sexual practices and seroprevalence of syphilis/HIV among taxi-drivers in Yangon
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ABSTRACT
Aim-To study a knowledge regarding HIV AIDS, sexual practices and sero-prevalences of syphilis/HIV among taxi-drivers. A cross sectional study on 120 respondants of taxi-drivers from Yangon Division Buses Control Committee was carried out by using the systematic random sampling method with self-administered questionnaire. Majority of taxi-drivers have better knowledge on mode of transmission and little knowledge on ways which do not transmit HIV. Most of them did not know proper use of condom. No case of HIV sero-positive were detected at the time of study.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Syphilis Serodiagnosis
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HIV Seroprevalence
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Myanmar
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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