HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behavior of pregnant Korean women.
OBJECTIVE
To assess HIV-AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behavior of pregnant Korean women before designing patient and public education programs.


METHODS
Pre-experimental cross-sectional survey. POPULATION, SAMPLE, SETTING, YEARS: Convenience sample of 409 women at six prenatal clinics in Seoul, Korea, in 1993.


METHODS
HIV-AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behavior.


METHODS
Self-administered questionnaires.


RESULTS
The women described high levels of knowledge about HIV and AIDS risk factors but less knowledge about transmission of the virus, as well as attitudes of rejection toward unrelated people with HIV/AIDS; 16% provided condoms for their husband's use in extramarital sex, the primary risk behavior.


CONCLUSIONS
Korean women are at risk for heterosexual transmission of HIV despite knowledge of risk factors.


CONCLUSIONS
Korean education programs for women should focus on modes of heterosexual transmission, care of individuals with HIV or AIDS, self-assessment of HIV-AIDS risk, and self protection.
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College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
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D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012945:Social Values