HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among West African immigrant women in Western Australia

Sexual Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-259

  Drummond, Peter D ^a   Mizan, Ayse ^a   Wright, Bernadette ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b West Australian Transcultural Mental Health Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Condoms; Education; Refugees; Sexually transmissible infections; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 49449092480     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH07077     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Burgoyne AD, Drummond PD. Knowledge of HIV and AIDS in women in sub-Saharan Africa. Afr J Reprod Health 2008; in press.
2. UNAIDS. 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2006.
3. Aniekwu NI. Gender and human rights dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Afr J Reprod Health 2002; 6: 30-7. doi: 10.2307/3583254
4. UNAIDS. Keeping the Promise: An agenda for action on women and AIDS. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2006.
5. Kabira WM, Gachukia EW, Matiangi FO. The effect of women's role on health: the paradox. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1997; 58: 23-34. doi: 10.1016/S0020-7292(97)02886-5
6. Central Statistical Agency (CSA) Ethiopia, & ORC Macro. Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2005. Addis Ababa, and Calverton: Central Statistical Agency and ORC Macro; 2006.
7. Ministry of Health (MOH) Uganda, & ORC Macro. Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-behavioural Survey 2004-2005. Calverton: Ministry of Health and ORC Macro; 2006.
8. Yahaya MK. Analysis of women's reproductive health situation in Bida Emirate of Niger State, Nigeria. Afr J Reprod Health 2002; 6: 50-64. doi: 10.2307/3583146
9. Araoye MO, Adegoke A. AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and behavior among selected adolescents in Nigeria. J Adolesc 1996; 19: 179-81. doi: 10.1006/jado.1996.0017
10. Cherie A, Mitkie G, Ismail S, Berhane Y. Perceived sufficiency and usefulness of IEC materials and methods related to HIV/AIDS among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Afr J Reprod Health 2005; 9: 66-77.
11. Ibe SN. HIV/AIDS awareness study of fresh students in tertiary institutions in Rivers State of Nigeria Department of Nigeria. J Appl Sci Environ Manage 2005; 9: 11-3.
12. Kalichman SC, Simbayi L. HIV testing attitudes, AIDS stigma, and voluntary HIV counselling and testing in a black township in Cape Town, South Africa. Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 442-7. doi: 10.1136/sti.79.6.442
13. Simbayi LC, Kalichman SC, Jooste S, Cherry C, Mfecane S, Cain D. Risk factors for HIV-AIDS among youth in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Behav 2005; 9: 53-61. doi: 10.1007/s10461-005-1681-4
14. Yerdaw M, Nedi T, Enquoselassie F. Assessment of awareness of HIV/AIDS among selected target groups in and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Afr J Reprod Health 2002; 6: 30-8. doi: 10.2307/3583128
15. UNAIDS. Step Up the Pace of HIV Prevention in Africa. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2006.
16. James S, Reddy SP, Taylor M, Jinabhai CC. Young people, HIV/AIDS/STIs and sexuality in South Africa: the gap between awareness and behaviour. Acta Paediatr 2004; 93: 264-9. doi: 10.1080/08035250310007925
17. Jegede AS, Odumosu O. Gender and health analysis of sexual behaviour in south-western Nigeria. Afr J Reprod Health 2003; 7: 63-70. doi: 10.2307/3583346
18. Maharaj P, Cleland J. Condom use within marital and cohabitating partnerships in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Stud Fam Plann 2004; 35: 116-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2004.00013.x
19. Manuel S. Obstacles to condom use among secondary school students in Maputo city, Mozambique. Cult Health Sex 2005; 7: 293-302. doi: 10.1080/13691050412331321302
20. Mufune P. Myths about condoms and HIV/AIDS in rural northern Namibia. Int Soc Sci J 2005; 57: 675-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2005.00584.x
21. Nuwaha F, Faxelid E, Neema S, Höjer B. Lay people's perceptions of sexually transmitted infections in Uganda. Int J STD AIDS 1999; 10: 709-17. doi: 10.1258/0956462991913385
22. Prata N, Vahidnia F, Fraser A. Gender and relationship differences in condom use among 15-24-year-olds in Angola. Int Fam Plan Perspect 2005; 31: 192-9. doi: 10.1363/3119205
23. Plummer ML, Wight D, Wamoyi J, Mshana G, Hayes RJ, Ross DA. Farming with your hoe in a sack: Condom attitudes, access, and use in rural Tanzania. Stud Fam Plann 2006; 37: 29-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2006.00081.x
24. Reddy P, Meyer-Weitz A, van den Borne B, Kok G. STD-related knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of Xhosa-speaking patients attending STD primary health-care clinics in South Africa. Int J STD AIDS 1999; 10: 392-400. doi: 10.1258/0956462991914311
25. Sunmola AM. Evaluating the sexual behaviour, barriers to condom use and its actual use by university students in Nigeria. AIDS Care 2005; 17: 208-21. doi: 10.1080/09540120512331325699
26. Thomsen S, Stalker M, Toroitich-Ruto C. Fifty ways to leave your rubber: how men in Mombasa rationalise unsafe sex. Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 430-4. doi: 10.1136/sti.2004.010421
27. Sadler KE, McGarrigle CA, Elam G, Ssanyu-Sseruma W, Davidson O, Nichols T, et al. Sexual behaviour and HIV infection in black-Africans in England: results from the Mayisha II survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles. Sex Transm Infect 2007; 83: 523-9. doi: 10.1136/sti.2007.027128
28. Toro C, Jimenez V, Rodriguez C, Del Romero J, Rodes B, Holguin A, et al. Molecular and epidemiological characteristics of blood-borne virus infections among recent immigrants in Spain. J Med Virol 2006; 78: 1599-608. doi: 10.1002/jmv.20744
29. Rosenthal L, Scott DP, Kelleta Z, Zikarge A, Momoh M, Lahai-Momoh J, et al. Assessing the HIV/AIDS health services needs of African immigrants to Houston. AIDS Educ Prev 2003; 15: 570-80. doi: 10.1521/aeap.15.7.570. 24047
30. Lazarus JV, Himedan HM, Ostergaard LR, Liljestrand J. HIV/AIDS knowledge and condom use among Somali and Sudanese immigrants in Denmark. Scand J Public Health 2006; 34: 92-9. doi: 10.1080/14034940510032211
31. Miller JE, Guarnaccia PJ, Fasina A. AIDS knowledge among Latinos: the roles of language, culture, and socioeconomic status. J Immigr Health 2002; 4: 63-72. doi: 10.1023/A:1014542324401
32. Tompkins M, Smith L, Jones K, Swindells S. HIV education needs among Sudanese immigrants and refugees in the Midwestern United States. AIDS Behav 2006; 10: 319-23. doi: 10.1007/s10461-005-9060-8
33. Carey MP, Schroder KE. Development and psychometric evaluation of the brief HIV Knowledge Questionnaire. AIDS Educ Prev 2002; 14: 172-82. doi: 10.1521/aeap.14.2.172.23902
34. Sacco WP, Levine B, Reed DL, Thompson K. Attitudes about condom use as an AIDS-relevant behavior: their factor structure and relation to condom use. Psychological Assessment. J Consult Clin Psychol 1991; 3: 265-72.
35. Hoff T, Greene L, Davis J. National survey of adolescents and young adults: sexual health knowledge, attitudes and experiences. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Meno Park, California; 2003. Available online at: http://www.kff.org/youthhivstds/3218-index.cfm [verified April 2006].
36. Keppel G. Design and analysis: a researcher's handbook. Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; 1973.
37. World Health Organisation (WHO). HIV-infected women and their families: Psychosocial support and related issues. A Literature Review. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2003.
38. Ackermann L, de Klerk GW. Social factors that make South African women vulnerable to HIV infection. Health Care Women Int 2002; 23: 163-72. doi: 10.1080/073993302753429031
39. Nyagua JQ, Harris AJ. West African refugee health in rural Australia: complex cultural factors that influence mental health. Rural Remote Health 2008; 8: 884. http://www.rrh.org.au [accessed June 2008].
40. O'Hara Murdock P, Garbharran H, Edwards MJ, Smith MA, Lutchmiah J, Mkhize M. Peer led HIV/AIDS prevention for women in South African informal settlements. Health Care Women Int 2003; 24: 502-12.
41. Norr KF, Norr JL, McElmurry BJ, Tlou S, Moeti MR. Impact of peer group education on HIV prevention among women in Botswana. Health Care Women Int 2004; 25: 210-26. doi: 10.1080/07399330490272723
42. Majumdar B, Roberts J. AIDS awareness among women: the benefit of culturally sensitive educational programs. Health Care Women Int 1998; 19: 141-53. doi: 10.1080/073993398246476