Knowledge and risk perceptions about hiv/aids among Nepalese migrants in gulf countries

dc.contributor.author	Joshi, Suresh	en
dc.contributor.author	Prescott, Gordon J.	en
dc.contributor.author	Simkhada, Padam	en
dc.contributor.author	Sharma, Narayan	el
dc.contributor.author	Bhurtyal, Yagya M.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-20T23:07:18Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-20T23:07:18Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-21
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1508
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	AIDS
dc.subject	Internal migrants
dc.subject	Experiential learning
dc.subject	Persian Gulf Region
dc.subject	Μετανάστες
dc.subject	Γνώση
dc.subject	Αντίληψη κινδύνων
dc.subject	Risk perceptions
dc.title	Knowledge and risk perceptions about hiv/aids among Nepalese migrants in gulf countries	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	a cross-sectional study	en
heal.generalDescription	Research article	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Ιατρική
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heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2014-07
heal.bibliographicCitation	Joshi, S., Prescott, G., Simkhada, P & Sharma, N. (July 2014). Knowledge and risk perceptions about hiv/aids among Nepalese migrants in gulf countries: a cross-sectional study. “Health Science Journal”. 8(3):350-360.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Migration is considered as one of the major risk factor for HIV/AIDS transmission. Inadequate knowledge and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS transmission are still the major challenges in developing countries. Aim: This study aimed to explore the knowledge and risk perceptions about HIV/AIDS among a sample of Nepalese migrants working in three Gulf countries. Method and Material: A cross-sectional study was performed among a sample of 408 adult Nepalese migrants who had a work experience of at least six months in one of the three Gulf countries, (Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates). An interview-based questionnaire was used to obtain the information from these migrant workers. Results: The respondents in this study were from different parts of Nepal and the majority were adult males, most frequently of age 26-35. More than half of the respondents were involved in construction related works. The majority of the respondents were aware that HIV virus is transmitted through sexual intercourse without using condoms and having sex with many people. The most prevalent misconceptions about HIV/AIDS transmission was that a person can get HIV/AIDS from a mosquito bite. More than a quarter of the respondents perceived that they were not at risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS due to their sexual activities. Conclusions: There is still a lack of adequate awareness and risk perceptions about HIV/AIDS among some of the Nepalese migrants. We can suggest to government of Nepal and employers to provide proper preventive health information regarding HIV/AIDS to migrant workers in both home and destination countries.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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