AIDS Prevention Strategies for Rural Families in Northeastern Thailand
WE ERAS IT SITTITRAI, Ph.D.**,
CHUANCHOM SAKONDHAVAT,M.D.*,
SUGREE SOONTHARAPA, M.D.*,
DUSADEE ARYUVATANA,M.Sc.***,
YUTHAPONG VEERA WATANATRAKUL, M.D.*,
PANNEE KUKIEATTIKOOL, B.Sc.*,
Affiliation : * Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University,
** Thai Red Cross Society, Program on AIDS, Bangkok 10330.
*** Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
AbstractThe project AIDS Prevention Strategies for Rural Families in Northeastern Thailand aimed
to find effective strategies for AIDS education for rural families to promote non-risk behavior,
non-discrimination while supporting care for individuals with HIV/AIDS in their families
and in the community; to provide opportunities for family members, community leaders and
HIV/AIDS organizations to cooperate, exchange ideas, and to participate in campaigns at the com-
munity level; and, to find appropriate media to improve the knowledge, understanding and aware-
ness of HIV/AIDS among rural families. Data was collected through interviews by questionnaires,
group discussions and in-depth interviews in two districts in the target province. A comparison
of pre-and post test data analyzing knowledge of HIV transmission, AIDS prevention and
treatment, attitudes and motivations, prevention behavior and women's empowerment all showed
a significant improvement in all the above areas for the trial population.
Keywords : HIV/AIDS, Rural Family, Women's Empowerment
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