Investigation of STD/AIDS related KABP among the high-risk population / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the knowledge, attitude, behavior and perception (KABP) related to STD/AIDS among the high-risk population and to explore effective methods for health education and behavioral intervention.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seven hundred and twenty of the reeducated in a reeducation center were surveyed using questionnaires, which were collected and analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The knowledge of the subjects about STD/AIDS was insufficient. When they had sex with their clients, the preventive measures against STD/AIDS were incorrect and the proportion of condom use was small. And when infected with STD/AIDS, they turned to private clinics for nonstandard treatment.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The knowledge of save sex and the preventive measures against STD/AIDS need to be improved, and correct guidance is imperative as to the seeking of standard medical help among the high-risk population. The key to sexual health education was to establish a corresponding social supporting system.</p>