Experimental educational interventions for AIDS prevention among Northern Thai single migratory factory workers.

Abstract

This study was to determine the knowledge attitudes beliefs behavioral intentions and behavior related to sex sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV/AIDS of northern Thai single never-married female adolescents who have migrated to Chiang Mai and work in export-oriented garment factories and compare non-formal educational interventions to discover which are more likely to positively influence the above mentioned factors in relation to the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other STDs. It showed that young single women were sexually active and engaged in a variety of sexual activities including multiple partnerships and lesbian relationships. The study population reported that they did not use condoms and viewed them as inappropriate in a love relationship. However they did feel responsible for contraception and used methods other than condoms to avoid pregnancy. Both young men and women expressed a lack of communication on sexual matters with the opposite sex especially during the early stages of a relationship.