A cross-site intervention in Chinese rural migrants enhances HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and behavior.
BACKGROUND
With the influx of rural migrants into urban areas, the spread of HIV has increased significantly in Shaanxi Province (China). Migrant workers are at high risk of HIV infection due to social conditions and hardships (isolation, separation, marginalization, barriers to services, etc.).


OBJECTIVE
We explored the efficacy of a HIV/AIDS prevention and control program for rural migrants in Shaanxi Province, administered at both rural and urban sites.


METHODS
Guidance concerning HIV/AIDS prevention was given to the experimental group (266 migrants) for 1 year by the center of disease control, community health agencies and family planning department. The intervention was conducted according to the HIV/AIDS Prevention Management Manual for Rural Migrants. A control group of migrants only received general population intervention. The impact of the intervention was evaluated by administering HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and sexual behavior (KAB) questionnaires after 6 and 12 months.


RESULTS
In the experimental group; 6 months of intervention achieved improvements in HIV/AIDS related knowledge. After 12 months; HIV/AIDS-related knowledge reached near maximal scores. Attitude and most behaviors scores were significantly improved. Moreover; the experimental group showed significant differences in HIV-AIDS knowledge; attitude and most behavior compared with the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
The systematic long-term cross-site HIV/AIDS prevention in both rural and urban areas is a highly effective method to improve HIV/AIDS KAB among rural migrants.
Department of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.76, West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China. lining72@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
Ning
N
Li
Department of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.76, West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China. roselee@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
Xiaomei
X
Li
Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.76, West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China. wangxl@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
Xueliang
X
Wang
Department of Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.277, West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China. szeraijin1228@126.com.
Jin
J
Shao
Xi'an Health School, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China. doulady@126.com.
Juanhua
J
Dou
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D001519:Behavior; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012723:Sex; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data