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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about HIV infection and AIDS among healthy factory workers and their wives, Kinshasa, Zaire
Social Science and Medicine, Volume 32, No. 8, Year 1991
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As a first step in designing an AIDS prevention program at a large factory in Kinshasa, Zaire, we collected information on attitudes towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) from factory foremen and their wives. Trained moderators conducted twelve focus group discussions (from November through December 1987) that addressed knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about HIV infection and AIDS. In general, participants were familiar with HIV infection and AIDS and considered these conditions leading health problems in Kinshasa. Although participants had a fairly accurate understanding of the causes of HIV infection, modes of transmission and preventive measures, many myths and misconceptions existed. Many participants did not believe that condom use would consistently prevent infection through sexual intercourse. Participants strongly favored the counseling of seropositive persons but showed less consensus about whether the spouse of a seropositive person should be notified of the partner's test result. Participants predicted that couples in which one member is seropositive and the other is not would experience marital discord and friction with family, neighbors and co-workers. These findings were applied to the development of a counseling and educational program for seropositive factory employees and their spouses. © 1991.
Authors & Co-Authors
Irwin, Kathleen
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Bertrand, Jane T.
South Africa
Projet Des Naissances Desirables
Mibandumba, Ndilu
South Africa, Kinshasa
Projet Sida
Mbuyi, Kashama
South Africa, Kinshasa
Projet Sida
Muremeri, Chirezi
South Africa
Projet Des Naissances Desirables
Mukoka, Makolo
South Africa
Projet Des Naissances Desirables
Munkolenkole, Kamenga
South Africa, Kinshasa
Projet Sida
Nzilambi, Nzila E.
South Africa, Kinshasa
Projet Sida
Bosenge, Ngaly
South Africa
Bureau Central de la Comite Pour la Lutte Contre le Sida
Ryder, Robert W.
South Africa, Kinshasa
Projet Sida
Peterson, Herbert B.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Lee, Nancy C.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Wingo, Phyllis
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
O’Reilly, Kevin R.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Rufo, Kathy
South Africa
Projet Des Naissances Desirables
Statistics
Citations: 48
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0277-9536(91)90247-A
ISSN:
02779536
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Approach
Qualitative