Knowledge, Attitude, Sexual Behaviour and practice on Stds and Hiv/Aids Among Highway Truck Drivers (Hetauda To Kathmandu)

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dc.contributor.authorDahal, Prakash
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-26T10:46:34Z
dc.date.available2021-07-26T10:46:34Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractSTDs and HIV/AIDS are still threat to world health and recent years have seen adramatic spread of HIV/AIDS from the initial (1981) focus in the United States,Europe and Africa to South America and Asia. Although efforts for its prevention andcontrol have been made continuously by governments, NGOs and INGOs to minimizethe spread of HIV infection, it is still getting spread across the world. The first case ofAIDS in Nepal was diagnosed in July 1988. The cumulative numbers of HIV caseswere recorded by the middle of 2008. More than 1754 cases of AIDS and over 11234cases of HIV infection were officially reported (NCASC). Non formal sourcesestimate a large number of people infected by HIV infection in Nepal. Therefore thedramatic surge of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS in recent years is emergingas a burning health problem in Nepal. This study chooses truck drivers in Hetauda toKathmandu. The objectives of this study are: To analyze the socio-economic anddemographic characteristic of the highway truck drivers, to examine the knowledgeand attitude on STDs and HIV/AIDS of highway truck drivers, to examine the sexualpractice and use of condom of highway truck drivers, to assess differential inknowledge on transmission and ever experience on STDs and HIV/AIDS of highwaytruck drivers. The total sample size of respondents is 108. The sample size has been taken bysystematically for interview, out of 108 respondents, majority of them are Tamang23.1 percent followed by Chhetri 19.4 percent. Hindu are higher 66.7 percent thanother religious group. Similarly cent percent respondents are literate. 75.9 percentrespondents are living with family. Most of the respondents 88.0 percent are married.73.2 percent respondents have no other source of income. Cent percent respondents have knowledge on STDs. Radio/TV and friends/ relative isthe main source of information on STDs. In the name of STDs Syphilis andGonorrhea are popular among the respondents. 72.41 percent respondents said thatsexual contact with infected person is a ways of STDS transmission. 25.0 percentrespondents reported use of condom while having sexual intercourse is a method ofprevention from STDS. 80.5 percent respondents have knowledge on STDstransmission. Cent percent respondents have knowledge on HIV/AIDS. Radio/T.V. andfriends/relative is the main source of information on STDs. 85.2 percent respondentssaid that sexual contact with infected person is a main ways of HIV/AIDStransmission. Similarly 82.4 percent have knowledge on prevention method ofHIV/AIDS. 35.9 percent respondents said that use of condom while having sexualintercourse and 34.8 percent respondents said that avoid sex with multiple partners isa prevention method from HIV/AIDS. 58.3 percent respondents said that makelove/respect for the infected person.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://elibrary.tucl.edu.np/handle/20.500.14540/3533
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Population Studiesen_US
dc.subjectSexual Behaviouren_US
dc.subjectSexually Transmitted Diseasesen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, Attitude, Sexual Behaviour and practice on Stds and Hiv/Aids Among Highway Truck Drivers (Hetauda To Kathmandu)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
local.academic.levelMastersen_US
local.institute.titleCentral Department of Population Studiesen_US
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