Knowledge, Attitudes toward AIDS/HIV and its risk factor in applicant for driver's health card referred to health center of Bojnurd, Iran 2011

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome، AIDS، is a global hygienic and medical problem. It is a progressive incurable but preventable disease. The aim of this study was assess the knowledge، attitudes to AIDS in the applicant for drivers'' health card referred to the health center of Bojnurd in 2011. In a cross - sectional study 600 drivers were asked to answer the questionnaire containing two sections: demographic information and questions about knowledge and attitude to AIDS respectively. Data were analyzed by chi-square test using SPSS version 16. 45. 3% of participants were at age between 20-25years old، education level of 47% of them were in elementry school، 37. 8% of drivers had good knowledge، 26. 5% had average and almost 35. 7% had low knowledge to AIDS respectively. Knowledge related with age، education، the number of children and work experience. 15. 2% of them had good attitude. There was a positive correlation between age and attitude Less than 30% of them were aware of the ways of HIV transmission. Knowledge of treatment and prevention of HIV was little. Therefore it needs as necessity to promote public knowledge and act about AIDS and through media، schools and health centers.