Knowledge and attitudes toward HIV among medical and non-medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AlQumayzi, Abdulrahman Sami; Alsaab, Bader Ahmad; Maskati, Mansour Said; Alajlan, Abdulrahman; Almudayfir, Faisal Abdulaziz; Omair, Amir; Alenazi, Thamer H.

doi:10.24911/ijmdc.51-1601393490

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“…Most of our study participants were young (60.6%), and young people continue to be among the groups with the highest risk of HIV infection. This finding is consistent with results of other studies carried out in South Africa and USA [16][17][18]. When they were asked about mode of HIV/AIDS spread, a high percentage did not know about the source through which the infection could spread; this is also in line with findings reported by other authors [19].…”

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Knowledge and attitude regarding HIV/AIDS in general population of Northern region of Saudi Arabia

Zafar,

Shahid,

Alazmmy

et al. 2023

HIV & AIDS Review

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Introduction: Gap in knowledge and fear of infection with negative attitude towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are common in different cities across Saudi Arabia. The objectives of this study were to determine knowledge and attitude regarding HIV/AIDS among general population in Hail, Northern city in Saudi Arabia. Material and methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among general population of Hail, Northern city of Saudi Arabia. A total of 388 participants were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling from different districts of the city. A validated and structured questionnaire was used to determine the knowledge and attitude levels, and logistic regression analysis was applied to define the association of knowledge and attitude levels with sociodemographic characteristics. A p-value < 0.005 was considered statistically significant.Results: Out of 388 study participants, the majority presented inappropriate knowledge (42.5%) and negative attitude (54.4%). In univariate analysis, age group of 16-25 years and unmarried (OR: 1.93, 95% CI: 1.27-2.92%, p = 0.002; and OR: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.23-2.92%, p = 0.003, respectively) were significantly associated with inappropriate knowledge level. Age group of 16-25 years, unmarried, and female gender (OR: 2.54, 95% CI: 1.77-3.86.92%, p = 0.000; OR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.22-2.76%, p = 0.003; and OR: 2.42; 95% CI: 1.56-3.74%, p = 0.000, respectively) were significantly associated with negative attitude towards HIV/AIDS. After adjustment of covariates, age group of 16-25 years and female gender (OR: 2.54, 95% CI: 1.25-5.14%, p = 0.009; and OR: 2.14, 95% CI: 1.56-3.30%, p = 0.001, respectively) were significantly associated with negative attitude toward HIV/AIDS. Conclusions:The present study found that general population had negative attitude toward HIV/AIDS. Extensive health education campaign should be provided to the vulnerable groups of the society for rationale control and management of HIV/AIDS.

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Knowledge and attitude regarding HIV/AIDS in general population of Northern region of Saudi Arabia

Zafar,

Shahid,

Alazmmy

et al. 2023

HIV & AIDS Review

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“…In general, medical students have a higher level of knowledges about health [ 16 , 35 ] and it is important to understand their perceptions of e-cigarettes as they need to communicate and interact with patients during their training and later in their careers. Therefore, we divided the specialization into non-medical specialization and medical specialization, using medicine as a criterion.…”

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Cigarettes smoking and e-cigarettes using among university students: a cross-section survey in Guangzhou, China, 2021

Song

Yang²,

Yang

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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Background There is an increase in the use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes worldwide, and the similar trends may be observed in young adults. Since 2014, e-cigarettes have become the most commonly used nicotine products among young adults (Sun et al., JAMA Netw Open 4:e2118788, 2021). With the increase in e-cigarette use and the decrease in use of cigarettes and other tobacco products, however, there is limited information about Chinese smokers, e-cigarettes users and trends in cigarettes and e-cigarettes use among university students. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the using status of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and smoking behavior among the students from 7 universities in Guangzhou, China. Methods Students at 7 different universities in Guangzhou were investigated online in 2021 through a cross-sectional survey. A total of 10,008 students were recruited and after screening, 9361 participants were adopted in our statistics. Descriptive analysis, Chi-square analysis, and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to explore the smoking status and influencing factors. Results The average age of the 9361 university students was 22.4 years (SD = 3.6). 58.3% of participants were male. 29.8% of the participants smoked or used e-cigarettes. Among the smokers and users of e-cigarettes, 16.7% were e-cigarettes only users, 35.0% were cigarettes only users, and 48.3% were dual users. Males were more likely to smoke or use e-cigarettes. Medical students, students from prestigious Chinese universities, and students with higher levels of education were less likely. Students with unhealthy lifestyles (e.g., drinking alcohol frequently, playing video games excessively, staying up late frequently) were more likely to smoke or use e-cigarettes. Emotion can have significant impacts on both cigarettes and e-cigarettes dual users when choosing cigarettes or e-cigarettes to use. More than half of dual users said they would choose cigarettes when they were depressed and e-cigarettes when they were happy. Conclusion We identified factors influencing the use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes among university students in Guangzhou, China. Gender, education level background, specialization, lifestyle habits and emotion all influenced the use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes among university students in Guangzhou, China. Male, low education level, from non-prestigious Chinese universities or vocational schools, non-medical specialization, and presence of unhealthy lifestyles were influencing factors for the use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes among university students in Guangzhou and students with these factors were more likely to smoke or use e-cigarettes. Besides, emotions can influence dual users' choice of products. This study provides more information to better understand young people's preferences for cigarettes and e-cigarettes by elucidating the characteristics of cigarettes and e-cigarettes use, as well as related influencing factors, among university students in Guangzhou. Further research involving more variables connected to the use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes will be required in our future study.

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Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding HIV among medical students in Zagreb, Croatia

Ljubas,

Škornjak,

Božičević

2024

BMC Med Educ

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Knowledge and attitudes toward HIV among medical and non-medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Knowledge and attitude regarding HIV/AIDS in general population of Northern region of Saudi Arabia

Knowledge and attitude regarding HIV/AIDS in general population of Northern region of Saudi Arabia

Cigarettes smoking and e-cigarettes using among university students: a cross-section survey in Guangzhou, China, 2021

Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding HIV among medical students in Zagreb, Croatia

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