Has AIDS awareness changed sexual behaviour in Uganda?

ABSTRACT

This chapter reports on a study of sexual behavior in three districts of Uganda. The fondings reveal almost universal knowledge about AIDS and its causes. More than two-thirds of the respondents considered themselves to be at risk of HIV infection and a substantial percentage of respondents were aware of measures to prevent infection. Some behavioural changes among respondents were noted as a result of AIDS. The majority of the respondents preferred confining sexual relations to one partner and expressed a willngness to udnertake HIV tests. Most respondents said they would live responsibly with the disease and would not have sex if sexual partners refused to use condoms. Condom use was low (36.7) with the majority of users wanting to avoid Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes and AIDS. A positive relationship between awareness and sexual behavior was observed