Perception and practice on STIs/HIV/AIDS among the waitress of cabin Resturent: A study of Bhaktapur area.
ABSTRACT: The STIs and HIV/AIDS are endemic throughout the world, especially in tropical and developing countries. The objective of the study is to assess the perception and practice on STI's/HIV/AIDS among the waitress of cabin restaurant. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conduc...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
c2008.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Visit NHRC Library |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| LEADER | 03192 a2200277 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 003 | OSt | ||
| 005 | 20220906184549.0 | ||
| 008 | 191124b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d | ||
| 952 | |0 0 |1 0 |2 NLM |4 0 |6 THS_00170_OJH_2008_000000000000000 |7 0 |9 660 |a NHRC |b NHRC |d 2012-07-18 |l 0 |o THS-00170/OJH/2008 |p THS-00170 |r 2012-07-18 |w 2012-07-18 |y TR | ||
| 999 | |c 654 |d 654 | ||
| 060 | |a THS-00170 | ||
| 100 | |a Ojha, Achut Babu. |9 1824 | ||
| 245 | |a Perception and practice on STIs/HIV/AIDS among the waitress of cabin Resturent: A study of Bhaktapur area. | ||
| 260 | |c c2008. | ||
| 300 | |a viii, 43p. : | ||
| 500 | |a Thesis Report. | ||
| 520 | |a ABSTRACT: The STIs and HIV/AIDS are endemic throughout the world, especially in tropical and developing countries. The objective of the study is to assess the perception and practice on STI's/HIV/AIDS among the waitress of cabin restaurant. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Bhaktapur area. For the purpose of this study 70 waitresses were selected by purposive sampling technique. The study shows that many of the respondents (i.e. 30%) were of age group 30 to 34 yrs and 45.7% were Dalits. Majority of the respondents (54.3%) earned between Rs 5000 to Rs 6500 per month. Regarding knowledge about STIs, majority (77.1%) of the respondents had knowledge and among them most was literate. Majority of the respondents answer syphilis is one of the forms of STIs (i.e. 75.9%) and only 35.19 per cent of the respondents knew HIV/AIDS is also one of the forms of STIs. Majority of the respondents (90%) had knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS. Regarding source of information about STIs and HIV/AIDS, 93.7 per cent of the respondents got information through radio. . Majority of the respondents answered avoidance of multiple sexual relationship as one of the preventive measures of STIs and HIV/AIDS (i.e. 64.8%) and 22.2 per cent of the respondents answered that they don't know about any preventive measures. About 41 per cent of the respondents answered HIV/AIDS as one of the complications of STIs. Though most of the respondents had knowledge regarding condom (i.e. 94.1%) but only 28.6% of the respondents reported practice of use of condom during sexual intercourse with client. Regarding working environment, most of the respondents reported there was change in behavior of a guest after having alcohol (i.e. 98.6%). Almost all the guest requested for the sexual intercourse and 95.7 per cent of the respondents accept such request. Majority of the respondents (i.e. 70.1%) kept unprotected sexual relationship and 82.9 per cent responded that guest doesn't want to use condom as a reason for keeping unprotected sexual relationship. The studies showed that basic knowledge of STI and HIV/AIDS were prevalent among the waitress of cabin restaurants but their behavior and practice is not according to the knowledge. | ||
| 546 | |a Eng. | ||
| 650 | |a Perception. |9 452 | ||
| 650 | |a Practice. |9 346 | ||
| 650 | |a STIs/HIV/AIDS. |9 3029 | ||
| 650 | |a Waitress. |9 3030 | ||
| 650 | |a Cabin resturent. |9 3031 | ||
| 650 | |a Bhaktapur area. |9 3032 | ||
| 856 | |u http://nhrc.gov.np/contact/ |y Visit NHRC Library | ||
| 942 | |2 NLM |c TR | ||