Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards HIV/AIDS Prevention to Hairdressers; The Case Study of Ilala Municipal Council.

Amos, Happiness (2021) Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards HIV/AIDS Prevention to Hairdressers; The Case Study of Ilala Municipal Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study aimed at assessing knowledge, attitude and practice towards HIV/AIDS prevention to hairdressers, the case study of Ilala Municipal Council. Specifically assessed level of KAP; identified factors preventing spread of HIV/AIDs; and determine obstacles on preventing spread of HIV/AIDs in beauty industry. The study employed quantitative research design whereby 100 respondents from 20 beauty salons in 4 Wards of Ilala Municipal Council participated. Questionnaire was used to collect data and SSPSS descriptive methods were used to analyse data. The findings reveal that workers in the beauty salons had some knowledge about risk associated with the tools used; knowledge and attitude have significant strong and positive relationship toward HIV/AID prevention; and bad practices on providing services to customers had the strongest correlation with poor prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission in beauty salons. It was concluded that the level of KAP on prevention of HIV/AIDS in a beauty industry is sufficient to influence HIV/AIDS prevention to customers in beauty salons. Workers have sufficient knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention measures. Recommendations were given to stakeholders of HIV/AIDS prevention in the beauty industry in Tanzania: to enact bylaws which require all beauty salons to install and apply sterilization equipment; to enforce the proper use of sterilization requirement through lockdowns, fines and imprisonments; to institute guidelines which instruct workers to avoid use of sharp objects on more than one customers; and to establish training programmes to beauty salon workers. Keywords: HIV, AIDS, Attitude, Knowledge.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 300 Social Sciences > 330 Economics
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User: Mr Habibu Kazimzuri
Date Deposited: 03 May 2023 10:31
Last Modified: 03 May 2023 10:31
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/3558

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