Knowledge, attitude, and practice of HIV/AIDS among workers at China first highway engineering Company at Bilibila Sokota Road Project, Sokota, Ethiopia
Affiliations: [a] DM Health and Economic Development Consultancy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | [b] DMF Media and Communication PLC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | [c] Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia
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Corresponding author: Mebratu Tarekegne, DM Health and Economic Development Consultancy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess Bilbila Sokota Road Project workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice on HIV/AIDS in China first highway engineering Company. METHODS: A cross sectional Survey was conducted among workers in China first high way engineering Company at Bilbila Sokota road project, Sokota, Ethiopia. Fifty-five workers were taken from project site/company. Data was collected using a validated self-administrated standardized questionnaire on Knowledge, attitude and practice including behavioral change regarding HIV/AIDS. Descriptive statistics and multivariate and bivaraite logistic regression were employed. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical soft ware. P-value < 0.05 was used as a significant difference. RESULT: Among the 54 workers’ who participated in the study, most (96.3%) had ever heard of the diseases HIV/AIDS. The majority 32 (59.3%) of participants were respond that mass media. Followed by NGOs (29.6%). Thirty-three (61.1%) of the study participant were believed that HIV + mother infect their unborn child and 12 (22.2%) were not believed. Forty-six (85.2%) of participants had knew about how to use a condom correctly. Meanwhile, 40 (74.1%) were agreed that is acceptable for single men or women to use condom. Furthermore, Only 18 (33.3%) of them had used condom during last two time’s sexual intercourse with other partners. Twenty-Seven (50%) of participants did not feel about their risk of becoming infected with HIV or another sexually transmitted infection. But, 10 (18.5%) were feel they are at risk of becoming infected with HIV or another sexually transmitted infection in study area. Mean knowledge scores was significantly difference by source of information on sexual health do workers’ think most credible at their work place (P= 0.014) in the Company However, there was no any significantly difference by all components of attitude and practice toward to HIV/AIDS (P> 0.05). CONCLUSION: The findings shown that participants had ever heard about HIV/AIDS. Only Mass media and NGOs were used as the major source of information about HIV/AIDS. This implies it may be lack of further health education and training about all source of information regarding HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS prevention and control training and health education efforts should be intensified to improve the attitude and practice workers in china first highway engineering company at Bilbila Sokota Road Project.
Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, practice, HIV/AIDS, China first highway engineering Company, Bilbila Sokota
