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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
Our objective was to determine the level of HIV/AIDS knowledge of pregnant women in India. In a sub-sample of these women, we documented the extent to which they experienced adverse social and physical difficulties within their home. The study was performed at an urban antenatal hospital clinic in Maharastra, India. From April to September 2001, structured interviews were conducted on 707 randomly selected antenatal clinic patients related to HIV/AIDS knowledge. Of these, 283 were further interviewed to document any social or physical difficulties they experienced. Over 75% of women displayed knowledge of primary transmission routes. Nearly 70% of women demonstrated knowledge of maternal to child transmission, however, only 8% knew of any methods of prevention. TV and written material were more strongly related to knowledge than access to radio messages or conversations with individuals. Thirty per cent of the women experienced physical or mental abuse or their spouse's alcohol and/or drug problems. Women reporting such abuse were more than twice as likely to have adequate HIV/AIDS knowledge compared with women reporting no such abuse. We found no relationship between reported household abuse and educational level of woman, husband, occupation of either partner, language or religion. We found no relationship between HIV status and knowledge of HIV and no relationship between HIV status and risk of abuse in the household. However, the total number of HIV patients in our sample was very small.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0956-4624
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
835-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Domestic Violence, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Educational Status, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Employment, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-HIV Infections, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-India, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Interviews as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Mass Media, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Outpatient Clinics, Hospital, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Substance-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:14678593-Urban Population
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Awareness of HIV/AIDS and household environment of pregnant women in Pune, India.
pubmed:affiliation
BJ Medical College/Sassoon Hospital, Pune, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't