Analys is on reeducated-through-labor women criminals' knowledge about and attitude to STD/AIDS,their faith and efficacy of behavior intervention in Zhejiang Province

Objectlve The present research was made to understand the status quo of reeducated-through-labor women criminals' knowledge about and attitude to STD/AIDS,their faith and behaviors in Zhejiang Province for the development of effective health education and behavior intervention．Methods Baseline and post-intervention data on 356 reeducated-through-labor women criminals were collected and analyzed．Results It was found that reeducated-through—labor women criminals consisted mainly of the young who had received primary and junior middle school education．The rate of condom use was low among them．And they knew to a certain extent about STD/AIDS and their awareness of the diseases was improved to different extents after intervention．Conclusion It is of great significance To prevent reeducated-through-labor women criminals from being irifected with STD/AIDS and comprehensive measures must be taken tO improve their behaviors for the prevention of STD/AIDS．