HIV/AIDS related knowledge, risk perception, attitude and sexual behavior of working women staying in hostels.
HIV infection poses a formidable threat to women's health. Already, in India, women account for 21.3% of all AIDS cases. In metropolitan cities women living alone in hostels and having independent income, may have a liberal life style and chances of practising high risk sexual behaviour is greater. This study was conducted to assess the risks and risk perception of such women. Among eighty-nine hostel residents, AIDS awareness was 92.1%. Very few respondents had adequate knowledge about modes of transmission and methods of prevention. Risk perception was poor, however high risk behaviour was less commonly practised by this group.
Department of Community Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
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Aggarwal