[Study on AIDS related risk behaviors and the correlated factors among three groups of population in Sichuan province].
OBJECTIVE
To provide the basis for AIDS intervention, the study on the relationship between AIDS related risk behaviors and the related factors was carried out among prostitutes, injection drug users and long-distance truck drivers.


METHODS
Questionnaire investigation and statistical analysis as chi(2) test, F test, logistic regression were adopted to analysis the relationship between AIDS related risk behaviors and the correlated factors.


RESULTS
Knowledge about AIDS seemed to be related to their level of understanding the problem (in commercial sex workers r = 0.307, P = 0.000, in injection drug users F = 93.07, P = 0.000, in truck man F = 30.06, P = 0.000). Condom use when entertaining their clients last time was related to the knowledge of HIV transmission in commercial sex workers and truck drivers (OR = 1.171, 1.145) and knowledge of HIV prevention (OR = 1.081, 1.397), in drug users regarding gender difference (OR = 2.121).


CONCLUSIONS
This study addressed that the effective means to reduce the rate of AIDS risk behaviors and to lessen the harm of AIDS are to improve the knowledge of AIDS and the effective methods to prevent AIDS in the high risk population.
Sun
Qiao
Q
Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China.
Zhang
Jian-xin
JX
Li
Xiao-song
XS
Lan
Ya-jia
YJ
Che
Xi-gu
XG
Li
Ning-xiu
NX
Zhang
Ling-lin
LL
Gu
Yi
Y
Liu
Li
L
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D002681:China; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011477:Sex Work; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires