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The purpose of this study was to identify the level of HIV/AIDs related knowledge and attitudes of Korean childbering women.
The subject were 1152 Korean women who were living in the Seoul ared and whose age was between 17-50 years. Data was collected by self reporting with a questionnaire of 57 items developed by the researcher. The reliability of the instrument for
the
HIV/AIDS related knowledge and attitudes were Cronbach큦 alpha. . 6954 and .789 respectively.
@ES The results were as follows:
@EN The mean age of the subjects was 26 years and 46.8% of them were married. The mean score for HIV/AIDS related knowledge was 14.7 out of a possible maximum score of 22. The correct answer rate for HIV/AIDS related knowledge was between
87.0-94.1% for
the risk factors. and 36.4-54.8% for the transmission mode. Even though 87% of the subjects knew that homosexuals are risk group for HIV/AIDs. only half (55.8%) of the subjects answered that anal sex is the transmission mode. And only 57% of the
subjects knew that HIV/AIDS transmission is possible through heterosexual contact.
Their agreement level for attitudes was in order of communal coping (95%), pregnant women protection (94%), Problem appraisal (82%), patients isolation (68%), and disclosure of infection (67%).
It was shown that the group who had a pregnancy (t=2.07, p=.039). used contraceptives (t=2.57, p=.001), and the group the group of college level graduates (t=3.61 p=.000) had a higher level of HIV/AIDs related knowledge. the agreement level of
pregnant
women protection. patient isolation. and problem appralsal were higher in the group of having had a pregnancy. having used contraceptives. and the group over 30 years of age.
It was concluded that Korean childbearing women were quite knowledgeble about the risk factors but confused about the transmission mode. especially heterosexual contact. and they showed responsive attitudes to the HIV/AIDS issues considering the
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infected cases in Korea. They preferred isolation of patients and communal coping as behavioral attitudes.
Therfore it can be suggested that a HIV/AIDS prevention program should be focused on transmission mode.
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