Journal of infection in developing countries
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J Infect Dev Ctries · Sep 2009
Multicenter StudyKnowledge, attitude and practice assessment of construction workers for HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence is relatively lower in Sri Lanka than in other Asian countries; however, the number of HIV-infected persons has rapidly increased in recent years. ⋯ This study showed that the construction workers were not specially at higher risk of HIV at that time. In order to minimize the potential risk of infection, however, it would be effective to reduce stigma and discrimination among them through the prevention program, working together with community or religious leaders in the areas. More comprehensive assessment among other population groups would also be beneficial to identify their risk of infection.