STD/AIDS Education and Behavioral Intervention Among Shenzhen Female Barbers

• 来源期刊: 中华性传播感染杂志（英文版）
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: STDs/AIDS Health education Behavioral intervention Female barbers
• 年，卷（期）: 2002,（3）
• 页码范围: 37-40
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R511
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Objective: To understand female barbers' currentawareness of STD/AIDS and evaluate the effect of healtheducation and behavioral interventions.Methods: 53 barbershops in Shenzhen were selected bysampling, and their 382 female barbers were given abase-line survey and assessment of intervention followingthe intervention. Results: The survey showed that female barbersgenerally have little education and knew little aboutSTDs/AIDS. They also had some misunderstanding aboutSTDs/AIDS. Most of them knew the main transmission ofSTDs/AIDS' through sexual contact, but didn't knowwhether AIDS could be transmitted through casual contactin daily life. Their knowledge of STDs/AIDS was limited,but they had lower condom use rates and correct ideasabout when to see the doctor.Conclusion: Health education and behavioralintervention related to STD/AIDS on special populationwere effective and of good social consequence.