Knowledge and Behavior on STIs and HIV/AIDs Among Stone Quarrying Youths Female (A Case Study of Amarapuri Vdc, Nawalparasi)

Abstract

The study on Knowledge and Behavior among stone quarrying youths femalein the context of STIs and HIV/AIDS was carried out based on primary datacollected from Amarapuri VDC in Nawalparasi District. The main objective ofthe study is to find out the knowledge and behavior in the context of STIs andHIV/AIDS among stone quarrying youths female. In this study stone quarrying youths female defined the youths female who areengage in stone quarrying at the time of survey. This study covers 120 samplehousehold (out of total household) which 120 stone quarrying youths femaleare found from sample household. Among them 15-19 years constitute 33, 20-24 years constitute 49 and 25.30 constitute 38 out of total (120) youths female. In study population, 72.5 percent respondents have heard about STIs and 82.5percent respondents have heard about HIV/AIDS. The knowledge ofSTIs andHIV/AIDS is also determined by different caste group. In the studypopulation most of the respondents are Dalit (53.3%), Married have moreknowledge than unmarried respondents and the main source to gaininformation about HIV/AIDS is radio (74%).Among the respondents, 72.5percent have knowledge on mode of transmission of HIV/AIDS isunprotected sexual contact. Among the respondents, 91.8 percent haveknowledge of ways of preventive measure of HIV/AIDS is avoiding unsafesexual contact followed byusing condom during sexual contact (85.9%) andsexual contact with single person (69.4%). Among the respondents, knowledge on symptoms of HIV/AIDS is diarrhea formore than one month (73.7%) followed by loss of body's weight by ten percent(59.6%). Amongthe respondents, 73.3 percent have sexual experience and 21.7percent have multiple sexual partner and man occupation of sexual partner isdriving (34.6%) followed by stone quarrying (30.8%). Among the respondents,10.2 percent have suffering from any STIs, syphills is main suffering disease(44.4%). Among the respondents, 55.6 percent taking consult form doctors and22.2 percent have nothing have done. Only 51.7 percent respondents have toldsexual activities with friend. Among the respondents, 38.7 percent have reasonfor discussion about sexual activity with friend is to get adequate knowledgeabout STIs and HIV/AIDS and reason not discussion about it is because ofhesitation. Above finding depicts that stone quarrying youths female are veryvulnerable condition.