Knowledge and Attitude of Injecting Drug Users about AIDS

Currently there is no effective vaccine and treatment for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Therefore, the only effective measure, is to increase the knowledge of high-risk populations on this disease particularly, about the modes of its’ transmission. This study is done to determine the knowledge and attitude of Injecting drug users about Aids. This is a descriptive-sectional study in which 118 persons of Injecting drug users of Bahar were used as sample in the year 2010, which were selected according to simple sampling and were studied with the help of questionnaire. Then the resulting data were analyzed by SPSS software. Results indicated that, 7/51% of Injecting drug users had poor knowledge, 39% moderate and 9.3% had good knowledge about Aids. Most of the study groups had negative attitude regarding the transmission ways and prevention of Aids. Level of knowledge had a significant relation with attitude (P<0.05). Overall knowledge and Attitude of high school students about ATDS was low. Therefore, necessity of conducting permanent and new educational programs regarding ways of transmission and prevention of Aids in order to increase knowledge and Attitude quality and quantity of Injecting drug users is felt.