简介：FromMarch1994toApril1995,290touriststravellingtoThailandweresurveyedtomeasuretheirknowledge,attitudes,beliefsandpractices(KABP)aboutAIDS.Theresultsindicatedthattravellerssurveyedhadagoodknowledgeaboutpracticalself—protectionofAIDS.althoughtheywerelessawareofAIDSknowledgeconcerninggeneralclinicalproperties.Sometravellerswerefoundtobemisinformedaboutroutesoftransimission,high—riskfactorsandprecautionarymeasuresaboutAIDS.Inall,18.6%didnotknowthatcontactwithbloodcantransmitHIV,10.5%didnotknowthatintravenousdrugusersareatriskforhighratesofHIVinfection,73.3%believedthatthepersoninfectedwithHIVmusthavesymptoms,and30.2%didnotbelievethatcondomsareeffectiveinpreventingHIVtransimission.Withrespecttobeliefsandattitudes,18.3%preferredtheideaofmaltiplesexualpartners,62.5%oftravellerswhohadasexualexperiencethoughtthatcondomsreducesexualpleasure.15travellers(5.2%)reportedhavingmultiplesexualpartners.Ofthetravellers,87.2%believedthattheycouldchangetheirbehavioursinordertoreducethechancesofgettingAIDS,and38.4%reportedhavingchangedtheirbehavioursaftergettinginformationaboutAIDS.TherewasmarkedvariabilityinknowledgeaboutAIDSamongtravellers.ThecorrectratesofknowledgeaboutAIDSincreasedinresponsetotheageandeducationlevel(P<0.05).ThetravellerswhopreferredandreportedhavingmultiplesexualpartnersrespectivelyhadlessknowledgeaboutAIDSthantheothertravellers(P<0.01).Apositiveassociationwasfoundbetweenbeliefandbehaviouraboutmultiplesexualpartners(P<0.01).ThetravellerswhobelievedthatcondomsareeffectivelyinpreventingHIVtransmissionweremorelikelythantheothertravellerstoreportoftenusingcondoms(P<0.01).HealthauthorityshouldsystematicallyeducatethetravellersaboutAIDS,theachthemtoavoidthebehaviourofmultiplesexualpartnersandtouse