Knowledge, attitudes, belief and practices in high school students related to AIDS in Mazandaran province, Iran

Khani, Hamed; Bidarmaghzi, mohadeseh; Halajian, Elise; Marzabadi, E Azad; Majdi, M R; Khezri, Mehrdad

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“…In order to design the questionnaire, a wide review of the literature regarding the research topic was done. Several standard questionnaires were obtained (20)(21)(22)(23)(24), each of which covered a part of the research objectives. Finally, by combining the obtained questionnaires and adding some necessary items, a researcher-made questionnaire was designed; then the questionnaire was approved by three faculty members.…”

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“…It is very important that medical students are aware and have a positive attitude towards the treatment of disease so that they can become better doctors who behave in accordance with the highest standards of medical knowledge and medical professionalism. A better understanding of students' prior knowledge and attitudes toward HTLV-1 will serve as a tool to create better educational programs to counter misconceptions and encourage empathy with patients [20][21][22][23][24][25]. The majority of previous studies have investigated the attitude and knowledge of medical students about HIV/AIDS virus [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35], and few studies have been conducted in relation to the knowledge of HTLV-1 virus.…”

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Assess the Knowledge of Medical Students About HTLV-1 in Mashhad University of Medical Science

Rafatpanah¹,

Jarahi²,

Mahmoudabadi³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is known to be endemic in the population of northeastern Iran. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the knowledge and attitude of medical students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences about the HTLV-1 virus.Material and Methods: The present study was a descriptive-analytical study that was conducted in Mashhad Medical School from April to June 2014. The research population included all medical students studying at the time of the study (307 people). The tool of data collection was a questionnaire including 4 parts of demographic characteristics, the amount of information resources used, the level of awareness about HTLV-1 infection and measuring the attitude of students towards HTLV-1 infection. The data was analyzed in the form of descriptive statistics using SPSS 16.0 software.Results: A total of 271 people responded to the questionnaire (response rate: 88/27). Among the participants, 130 were male and 141 were female. The majority of students, 161 people got their information from the classroom and 157 people were natives of Mashhad. The information obtained from the description of the questions and the percentage of correct answers to the questions showed that the level of students' knowledge about this infection was average with an average score of 16.66 out of 40 points, and the average score of the students' attitude was reported as 68.11 with an average level.Conclusion: The obtained results reported the level of knowledge of the target group as medium-low, and the level of attitude of this group as medium-high. Also, there was a direct relationship between the amount of information and the level of attitude with the year of entering the university and studying in the university, which reports the slope of this change as low.

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Assess the Knowledge of Medical Students About HTLV-1 in Mashhad University of Medical Science

Rafatpanah¹,

Jarahi²,

Mahmoudabadi³

et al. 2022

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“…AIDS has caused many problems in the dimensions of physical, mental, and social health worldwide (2). In the third decade of its emergence, AIDs has become one of the chief health, social, and political issues in many countries due to its pandemic nature, high incidence rate among human societies, long incubation period, and lack of a treatment and complete recovery (3). Presently, AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death in the world and its outbreak has affected almost every countries in the * world and all age, gender, racial, and cultural groups (4,5).…”

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Quality of life and its correlation with violence and social support among women with HIV/AIDS in Shiraz, Iran, in 2015

Shirvani

Vazirinejad

Rezaeian

2016

JOHE

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Background: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal viral disease which can affect the patient's immune system and render the patient susceptible to opportunistic infections. In recent years, the number of women with HIV acquired through sexual transmission has increased. Therefore, due to the importance of quality of life (QOL) among these women and the impact of violence and social support on their QOL, this study can assist in the recognition of effective factors on QOL of these patients. Materials and Methods:The study population of this descriptive study consisted of all patients with Human immunodeficiency virus infection/AIDS (HIV/AIDS) who had medical records at the Behavioral Disorders Counseling Center of Shiraz, Iran. To assess QOL, violence, and social support among these patients, the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) scale and the Domestic Violence Questionnaire (DVQ) plus Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) were used. The collected data were analyzed using Independent two-sample t-test, ANOVA, and correlations. Results: The QOL and SSQ scores of single individuals were higher compared to other groups and violence was lower in this group. The QOL and SSQ scores of residents of rural areas were lower compared to residents of urban areas. Moreover, the violence score of this group was higher. The QOL and SSQ scores of individuals with higher educational level and better economic status were higher than other groups, but their violence score was lower. Conclusions: Total mean QOL, violence, and social support scores were assessed in the present study. Based on the correlation found between these variables, it can be concluded that women with HIV/AIDS require more social support so that their QOL, which is one of the main determinants of health, can be improved.

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge Among Men and Women Aged 15 to 49 Years in Metropolitan Tehran

Rahimi-Naghani

Khoei

Shahbazi

et al. 2016

The Journal of Sex Research

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Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge is an important predictor of an individual's sexual behavior; however, little is known regarding this issue among Iranians. This study assessed sexual and reproductive health knowledge among men and women aged 15 to 49 years in Tehran. A total of 755 men and women aged 15 to 49 years were recruited using multistage, random cluster sampling in June 2014. An illustrative anonymous questionnaire endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) was used to collect the data. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed. The results showed that men and women were moderately knowledgeable about sexual and reproductive health (mean score of SRH knowledge = 39, range: 26 to 52); however, myths and misperceptions prevailed in different aspects of SRH. For example, only 45% of women and 38.7% of men accurately knew that a person infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can look healthy. Friends were identified as the primary or secondary source of knowledge about puberty and sex-related issues. A multivariate analysis showed that being female (coefficient = 0.139, p < 0.001) and being married (coefficient = 0.180, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of better SRH knowledge, while being young (age group 15 to 24) was a significant determinant of poor SRH knowledge (coefficient = -0.161, p < 0.001) when other influencing factors were controlled. Culturally appropriate and age-specific comprehensive education is recommended, particularly for men, the unmarried, and the younger generation in Iran.

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Knowledge, attitudes, belief and practices in high school students related to AIDS in Mazandaran province, Iran

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Assess the Knowledge of Medical Students About HTLV-1 in Mashhad University of Medical Science

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Quality of life and its correlation with violence and social support among women with HIV/AIDS in Shiraz, Iran, in 2015

Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge Among Men and Women Aged 15 to 49 Years in Metropolitan Tehran

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