The Relationship Among Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Behaviors Intention of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Fishermen

• Main Authors: Ching-chih Hao, 郝靜芝
• Other Authors: 許秀月
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/76123186436380519340

碩士 === 美和技術學院 === 健康照護研究所 === 98 === This study explores the relationship among knowledge, attitudes and preventive behaviors intention of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) in fishermen and tries to understand the predictors of the inclinations of the prevention to AIDS. During September, 2009 to March, 2010, total 429 fishermen who participated the Fishermen training program held by Fisheries Agency in Pingtung and Kaushung counties were recruited. A self-developed, constructed questionnaire was developed and employed in this study. The validity CVI is set between 0.85 and 0.95 and the reliability Cronbach’s α is set between 0.71 and 0.78. The SPSS 12.0 software is used for statistical analysis. The results of the study are concluded as followings: The proportional of male fishermen is 95.1%; the average age is 41.05 ±11.49 year-old; the education level of most of the study subjects is under junior or senior high schools; 97.4% have had the sexual experiences. Judged from the results of answers of the questionnaire, the correct percentage for related knowledge was 71.7%. The contagious ways about mosquitoes, vaccine prevention, and time for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) screening test are unfamiliar with the fishermen. The factors which may influence the survey result include level of education and the information acquired from the workplace.The attitude is trend to be positive, and the factors of influence are level of education, the role of fisheries career, and the information acquired from the workplace. The preventive behavior is trend to be positive, and the factors which influence the result include level of education, the role of fisheries career, and the information acquired from the workplace. The related knowledge of HIV, attitude, and preventive behaviors are statistically significant. By using stepwise multiple regression analysis, have had important finding which predictors for preventive behaviors of HIV；there are attitude of HIV, knowledge of HIV,and the information acquired from the workplace, together accounting for 18.4% of the total variance.The results of this study can be a good reference for sanitation education and the health policy formation in the future.