University Students' Knowledge, Attitude, And Perception of Risk related to HIV

Said, Norimah; Hamid, Mohd Ramadan Ab

doi:10.21834/jabs.v3i11.323

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“…The data collection was conducted by distributing the questionnaire. The research were used questionnaire adopted from Said [6]. The questionnaire was translated into Indonesian, and pilot tests were conducted on ten students outside the research subjects.…”

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“…Most of the people with adequate knowledge will protect themselves better from getting a virus. Lack of knowledge can form a negative attitude towards people living with HIV [6]. People who have enough knowledge about risk factors, transmission, prevention, and treatment of HIV/AIDS tend not to be afraid and do not give stigma to people infected with HIV/AIDS [5].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception Toward Risk of HIV/AIDS: A Descriptive Study at Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Pribadi¹,

Pangestuti²,

Mareta³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences (BIS-HESS 2019)

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Experiences or negative attitudes towards HIV, low knowledge and perception are also factor that can influence the emergence of stigma and discrimination. The primary objective of this study is to assessing the knowledge, attitude and perception among Faculty of Health Science students of Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang towards risk of HIV/AIDS. Methods: The data was collected by questionnaire from students in five department Faculty of Health Science. Samples of 165 students using the proportional method. Each respondent's scores were totalled and individual average scale scores were analysed using descriptive analysis. Result: 53.34% of Faculty of Health Sciences students have the level of knowledge towards risk of HIV and AIDS was moderate (range 51-74). 62.5% of students have a positive attitude (0.63) and 51.5% of students have a negative perception. There is significant correlation between knowledge and attitude. However, no significant correlation was found between knowledge and perception. Conclusions: Increase knowledge about HIV/AIDS through education and training since attending college, providing sufficient and up-to-date information about HIV/AIDS so as to be able to prepare health science faculty students to treat patients with HIV/AIDS and reduce negative stigma and discrimination.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception Toward Risk of HIV/AIDS: A Descriptive Study at Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Pribadi¹,

Pangestuti²,

Mareta³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences (BIS-HESS 2019)

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“…In fact, it has been observed that students from countries, where the HIV prevalence is low, have a sense of false security and believe that they do not come in contact with people living with HIV (PLHIV) [ 8 ]. It seems that a lack of information and awareness about HIV infection make most young adults negligent about the true problem of HIV transmission and their individual risk [ 9 , 10 ].…”

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Risk Perception About HIV Among University Students in One of the Last Hotspots for HIV Transmission in Europe

Milic,

Gazibara,

Dotlic

et al. 2023

J Epidemiol Glob Health

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Background HIV testing in the Northern Kosovo province is challenging, because the infrastructure is being rebuilt after the ethnic conflict. The purpose of this research was to examine self-perceived risk for acquiring HIV infection and factors associated with risk assessment among university students. Methods Students completed a questionnaire on socio-demographic data, knowledge about HIV prevention and transmission, attitudes toward people living with (PLHIV) and self-perceived risk for HIV infection. The self-perceived risk was categorized as low, unknown and high. Results The majority of students (72.5%) assessed their risk as low, 8.5% assessed their risk as high and 19.1% did not know their risk. Compared to low self-perceived risk, high self-perceived HIV risk was associated with being male, having lower knowledge about HIV prevention, less strong Segregation and protection attitude toward PLHIV, stronger Ignorance and indifference attitude toward PLHIV and positive opinion about gays/lesbians. Students who perceived own risk for acquiring HIV as high had lower knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention. However, those who were previously tested for HIV, despite their poorer knowledge about HIV prevention, assess their HIV-related risk as low. Conclusions Students assessed their risk of HIV infection mostly as low. Still, lower knowledge of HIV prevention has been consistently associated with a high and unknown risk of HIV. Moreover, being ignorant and indifferent about PLHIV was associated with increased self-perceived HIV risk. These findings highlight the need for continuous specialized HIV-related education to reduce fear and stigma of PLHIV and HIV testing as well as risky behaviors.

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University Students' Knowledge, Attitude, And Perception of Risk related to HIV

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception Toward Risk of HIV/AIDS: A Descriptive Study at Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception Toward Risk of HIV/AIDS: A Descriptive Study at Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Risk Perception About HIV Among University Students in One of the Last Hotspots for HIV Transmission in Europe

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