Abstract:
Background:The tourism sector is associated with sex frequent unprotected, drug and alcohol use. Methods:The study was cross-section used to determine HIV / AIDS knowledge, attitude and risky behavior of Arab Male tourists in Thailand and to find factors associated with risky behavior of Arab Male tourists on HIV / AIDS in Thailand. The study was conducted in Arab touristic area in Bangkok (MBK mall center and Sukhumvit Soi 3/1 ‘Nana’ and Arab touristic area Pattaya (Restaurants and Massage centers) – Result:The mean knowledge score for the respondents was 6.8 out of possible 10 points (SD=2.0), (372 or 96%) of the participants head about HIV/AIDS, (149 or 39%) of them were at high level of knowledge, (120 or 31%) of them were at moderate level and (103 or 27%) Conclusion: There is an urgent need for increased awareness about HIV/AIDS knowledge and risky behaviors (especially protect sex and drinking alcohol) among Arab male tourists
