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Volume 24 |
October - December 2008 (Part-II) |
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A Population-based Survey of HIV/AIDS Knowledge
and Attitudes in General Public, Bandar-Abbas, Iran
Salehi Leili1, Shakibazadeh Elham2, Salehi Farkhondeh3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, and attitudes of Bandar-Abbas general public about various aspects of HIV/AIDS,
Methodology: A random sample of individuals aged 15-64 years were interviewed using a multistage area sampling method. A four section questionnaire was used to measure HIV/AIDS-related attitudes and knowledge.
Results: In all, 2123 people participated in the study. The majority of respondents had a relatively poor knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Age and education, were associated with the knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Negative attitudes toward HIV-infected individuals were common. Those with higher education were more positive in their attitudes compared to less educated respondents. "Television" was the main source of information (72.4%) followed by "newspapers and magazines"(51.6%) as stated by the participants.
Conclusions: Poor knowledge and negative attitude about AIDS still exist. There should also be a big push to increase teaching efforts in schools. Moreover, educational advisors, physicians and nurses should be active in educating people.
KEYWORDS: Knowledge, Attitudes, AIDS, Population-based study.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2008 (Part-II) Vol. 24 No. 6 838-844
How to cite this article:
Leili S, Elham S, Farkhondeh S. A Population-based Survey of HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes in General Public, Bandar-Abbas, Iran. Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(6):838-44.
1. Salehi Leili,
PhD Candidate,
2. Shakibazadeh Elham,
PhD Candidate,
Academic Member of Zanjan University of
Medical Sciences,
1-2: Health Education Program,
Department of Health Education and Promotion,
School of Public Health and
Institute of Public Health Research,
Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran – Iran.
3. Salehi Farkhondeh, MSc.
Health Education,
Bandar-Abbas University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Correspondence
Elham Shakibazadeh,
E-mail:
shakibazadeh@razi.tums.ac.ir
* Received For Publication: May 5, 2008
* Accepted: September 15, 2008
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