KNOWLEDGE OF HIV/AIDS

AMONG MIGRANT WORKERS

OF NEPAL

Significance of the study

According to the international organization

for migration, migration is one of the key

global issues of the 21st century. There are

about 192 million people or about 3% of

world’s population who are living outside

their place of birth. UNAIDS defined

international labour migration as the

movement of people across national

borders for employment.

Significance of the study

In Nepal socio- economic and political

factors are seen to be responsible for

including large scale migration.

There are an estimated 967,00 to 1,51000

seasonal labour migrants in Nepal.

Separated from their spouses and adrift

from the social bindings many of these

migrants indulge in both internal and

external are high risk groups for HIV

transmission.

Contd…. Recent data shows around 20% of migrants

engage in unprotected sex in India and as aresult, this group now accounts for 40% of allHIV infection in Nepal.

HIV prevalence in migrants is reported at1.4% (west) and 8.0 % (far west) althoughprevalence among wives of migrant is 3.3%.

Knowledge about HIV among migrant appearsto be the lowest 15.8. In the far western regionand 17.2 % in western region.

Significance contd…….

A 2002 study suggests that HIV prevalence

is nearly 8% in the migrants returning from

Mumbai. According to above projected

data, migrants from Nepal to other

countries for various purposes are more

vulnerable for getting chance of HIV/AIDS.

So it is important to have knowledge

about knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS

.preventing ways is very necessary for

such workers.

Contd……..

So for this research researcher keenly

interested to investigate knowledge status

about HIV/AIDS and hope this study will

benefited to make strategy for further

national programme focusing them.

1. To find-out knowledge of HIV/AIDS among

migrant workers.

2. To find-out the association of knowledge

with selected variable.

OBJECTIVES

Educated workers will have more knowledge of

HIV/AIDS than uneducated workers.

HYPOTHESIS

VARIABLE

Dependent

- Knowledge

Independent

Gender

Education

Occupation

Exposure to mass

media

Socio-economic

status

Knowledge- It is opinion regarding HIV /AIDS which

will be measured by self developed questionnaire.

Operational Definition

Education –

Illiterate- Unable to read and write

Primary level- Completed up to 5 class

Secondary- Up to 10 class passed

Higher secondary- Up to to class 12 completed

Higher education- More than 12 class

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

Occupation- Existing activity related to earn money

Unskilled- No skill for particular job

Semiskilled- Taken some training for particular job

skilled- Trained for particular job.

Operational Definition

Mass media- source of information from electronic

and non electronic mass media.

Socio economic status-

According to per capita income

Operational Definition

Knowledge- It is opinion regarding HIV /AIDS which

will be measured by self developed questionnaire.

Operational definition

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design

Descriptive research design will be used for the

study

Setting

Study will be conducted in Sram Mantralaya,

kathmandu

Research methodology contd..

Study population

The study population will consists of all migrant

workers visiting in Shram Mantralaya for final

permission (collecting Shram sticker).

Sampling procedure

Every 10th subject who visit Shram Mantralaya will

be selected for study until the desired sample will

not be fulfilled.

Sample will be collected by interview method.

Sample size: 1822

Sampling technique: Non- probability

convenience, purposive sampling technique

will be used in the study.

Research tool.

Structured and semi structured questionnaire.

Content validity The content validity will be ensured by validating

the tool with subject experts, guide, department

head and language experts.

Pretest

Pre test will be done in 10% population of the

sample in similar population in manpower

consultancy of Eastern region of Nepal and

necessary tool modification will be done

accordingly

Inclusion criteria-

The migrant worker who will be

willing to participate in the study

All gender will be participation in

study

Exclusion criteria

These people who are not going abroad

through SRAM Mantralaya

Scale of measurement of

variables

Education (ordinal)

Occupation (nominal)

Mass media (nominal)

Gender(nominal)

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Education Mass

media

Socio

economic

status

Gender

Knowledg

e about

HIV AIDSOccupation

Tools of the studyQuestion related to socio demographic information

1 . Sex

a. Male

b. Female

c. Others

2. Marital status

a. Married

b. Unmarried

C. Divorced

d.. Widow/Widower

3. Education

Illiterate

Literate (please specify)……….

Tools of the study contd…

4. Total family members …………….

5. Income per month ……………..

6. Number of earning members in the

family………..

Tools of the study contd…

.

7. District…………

8.which type of job you are going to join?

a. Unskilled

b. Semiskilled

c. Skilled

Section 2

GENERAL KWOLEDGE OF HIV/AIDS

1. .Do you know about safe sexual behavior?

a. Yes

b. No

If yes

2. Sexual behavior means

a. Safe sex

b. Relationship between spouse

c. Relationship with multiple partner

3. Do you know about sexually transmitted

disease?

a. Yes

b. No

If yes

4.What is sexually transmitted disease?

a. Disease transmitted by sexual intercourse

b. Disease transmitted by touching

c. Disease transmitted by kissing

d. If any others please specify………….

5.What are the sexually transmitted disease?

a. HIV/AIDS

b. Syphillis

c. Gonorrhoea

d. Vaginal Candidasis

e. Piles.

l1 Have you ever heard of an illness called AIDS?

a. Yes b. No

2 If yes, from which medium you have

heard?

a. Friends

b. News paper/magazine

c. Radio/tv

d. Other

3. Is HIV and AIDS same?

a. Yes

b. No

4. What do you mean by HIV/AIDS?

…………….

5. Is it possible to have AIDS virus in healthy

looking person?

a. Yes

b. No

6. In your opinion, what are the modes of AIDS virus transmission?

a. Unprotected sex

b. Unscreened blood transfusion

c. Sharing syringes and needle

d. Pregnant mother to baby

e. Insect bite

f. Eating food together

7. Can AIDS virus be prevented by being faithful to one partner?

a.Yes

b. No

8. Can AIDS virus be prevented by using condom in each sex?

a.Yes

b. No

9. Can AIDS virus be prevented by abstinence?

a.Yes

b. No

10. Can AIDS virus be prevented by using only screened blood and its products?

a.Yes

b. No

11. Can AIDS virus be prevented by notsharing syringes and needles?

a.Yes

b. No

Informed consent

It is only conducted for study purpose. Privacy and

confidentiality will be maintained. Anonymity will

maintained by coding data.

You are not harmed by research and researcher. Study

result will benefited to know your knowledge level and

help to plan further activity. If you do not want to

participate in the study you can leave any time without

penalty.if you agree with mentioned point then please

sign.

Participants signature

Thank

You