Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS among adult fishermen in coastal areas of Karachi

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of fishermen participated in KAP (knowledge, attitude and practices) survey

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age (years) Mean (SD) 32 (12.1)
18-30	181	60.9
31-60	116	39.1
Marital status
Single	57	19.2
Married	240	80.8
Educational status
Illiterate^*	221	74.4
Literate	76	25.6
Employment status
Daily wages	189	63.6
Contracted	108	36.4
Income level
< 10000**	194	65.3
≥ 10000	103	34.7
Saving from income
Yes	100	33.8
No	197	66.2
Addiction from any substance
Yes	266	89.6
No	31	10.4
Type of addiction of substance
Smokeless tobacco^†	248	93.2
Smoking cigarette	18	6.8
Frequency of smokeless tobacco
< 10 packets/day	27	10.9
≥10 packets/day	221	89.1
Frequency of smoke tobacco
< 10 cigarettes/day	6	33.3
≥10 cigarettes/day	12	66.7
Sources of HIV/AIDS information ^¶
Print media (news paper)	14	4.7
Electronic media (tv, radio)	101	34.0

^*Cannot read and write, ^**Pakistani Rupee, ^†Gutka, Pan, Areca ^¶values not equal to 100%.

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