The study was carried out to determine the perception of produce transporters about the
mode of contracting, preventing and control measures of HIV/AIDS in selected rural
community markets in Ondo State, Nigeria. Nine community markets were purposively
selected for the study based on availability of farm produce transporters in each of the rural
community market. On the whole, 150 respondents were involved in the study. Descriptive
statistics were used to describe the data collected, while inferential statistics, such as
correlation was used to test the hypothesis set. Analysis showed that the average age of the
respondents was 44, with standard deviation of 15. The respondents have perception about
the fact that having many sexual partners can increase the risk of having HIV/AIDS
(X=4.63), that abstinence from any kind of sexual intercourse prevents HIV/AIDS(X=4.49)
and that HIV/AIDS can be controlled by promotion of healthy relationships and educational
programmes in social and educational institutions(X=4.60). Analysis also showed that social
organization (r=0.222:p=0.05), years of formal education(r=0.479:p=0.01) have significant
relationships with the transporters’ perception about mode of contracting, preventing and
controlling of HIV/AIDS. Also, age (r=-0.188:p=0.05), household size(r=-0.245=0.01) have
significant relationship with their perception about the mode of contracting, preventing and
control measures of HIV/AIDS and the relationship is inverse. The conclusion made from this
study was that age, social organisation, years of formal education, household size of the
produce transporters determine their perception about their mode of contracting, preventing
and control measures of HIV/AIDS. This study recommended that more enlightened
programmes be organized at public places and in mass media