Study On The Effect Evaluation Of Participatory Comprehensive Intervention Of Health Education On AIDS Prevention In Rural Housewives Of Anhui Province

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of participatory comprehensive intervention of HIV/AIDS health education on in rural residents by comparing the knowledge and attitude and to provide theoretieal basis for relevant departments to carry out controls of HIV/AIDS health instruction on HIV/AIDS.Methods AIDS-related knowledge training was conducted to 16 rural house-wives and then spread to family members and community groups. Awareness degree of AIDS-related knowedge of residents in rural communities before and after the implementation of activities was compared. Data were collected by using self-designed questionnaires. Data from the questionnaire were setting up through EpiData3.0 and were analysed by using the SPSS, version 13.0. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-tests and chi-square test were used to analyse survey data.Results When the activities were implemented for 2 months, 4 months and 6 months, the community residents's knowledge scores about etiology of AIDS ranged from the baseline survey of (2.01±1.597) points to (2.47±1.327) points, (2.87±1.336) points, (2.98±1.283) points (F=12.990, P<0.001), the rate of the community residents's knowledge of 6 knowledge is increased (P<0.001) except"AIDS is treatable"; AIDS transmission knowledge score was (4.18±3.012) points to (4.88±2.623) points, (5.76±2.670) points, (5.93±2.342) points (F=11.659, P<0.001), all the rate of AIDS transmission knowledge of 10 knowledge is increased (P<0.001); prevention and treatment-related knowledge score was (3.38±2.736) points to (4.33±2.266) points, (4.47±2.276) points, (5.15±2.038) points (F=12.179, P<0.001), the rate of prevention and treatment-related knowledge of 7 knowledge is increased (P<0.001) except"ready to accept HIV antibodies before pregnancy testing and counselling". Before and after the implementation of activities, attitude of community residents towards AIDS patients had a marked change. The proportion of togethering with the infected person eating, drinking was between 26.1% and 33.9% (χ~2=13.266, P=0.039); the proportion of allowing others'infected children playing with their own children was in the 27.7% and 37.1% of the Inter (χ~2=19.898, P=0.003); the proportion of speaking to infected persons was between 47.0% and 58.8% (χ~2=13.671, P=0.034); having the recreational activities such as playing cards with those infected people with the ratio was in the 31.9%~42.3% (χ~2=18.414, P=0.005); the proportion of helping him (her) go hospital after disease onset was between 47.6% and 74.8% (χ~2=42.595, P<0.001).Conclusions Making housewives in rural communities as an entry point for AIDS prevention and promoting the awareness of AIDS-related knowledge of the rural community residents can be used as a new strategy for HIV prevention in rural communities.