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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Knowledge, attitude and practice towards HIV/AIDS in a rural Kenyan community
Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 38, No. 4, Year 2006
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Description
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. © 2005 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Karama, Mohamed
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenyatta University
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Yamamoto, Taro
Japan, Tokyo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Shimada, Masaaki
Japan, Nagasaki
Nagasaki University
Orago, S. S.A.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenyatta University
Moji, Kazuhiko
Japan, Nagasaki
Nagasaki University
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0021932005001057
e-ISSN:
14697599
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Male
Female