The Effect of an HIV/AIDS Educational Program on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Dental Professionals

A survey of 307 Sierra Leonean adolescents between the ages of thirteen and nineteen was assessed to determine their sexual and AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Results indicate high sexual activity rates among the sampled group; 89 percent of the males and 68 percent of the females had engaged in sexual intercourse. The mean age at first sexual intercourse was found to be 14.4 years for males and 15.1 years for females. Sixty-five percent of the males and 35 percent of the females reported having three or more sexual partners over their lifetime. Other findings included high rates of STDs and HIV/AIDS, low reported condom use, low reported use of other birth control methods, and low knowledge scores concerning pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS and STDs. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Health-Related Attitudes and Behaviors Among Deaf and Hearing Adolescents in Southern Brazil

American Annals of the Deaf ◽

10.1353/aad.0.0055 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 153 (4) ◽

pp. 349-356 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Cláudia Alquati Bisol ◽

Tania Mara Sperb ◽

Toye H. Brewer ◽

Sérgio Kakuta Kato ◽

Gail Shor-Posner

Keyword(s):

Southern Brazil ◽

Attitudes And Behaviors ◽

Health Related ◽

Aids Knowledge ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Hiv Aids

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Diffusion of HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Positive Attitudes, and Behaviors Through Training of Health Professionals in China

AIDS Education and Prevention ◽

10.1521/aeap.14.6.379.24074 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 379-390 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Zunyou Wu ◽

Roger Detels ◽

Guoping Ji ◽

Chen Xu ◽

Keming Rou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Attitudes And Behaviors ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Aids Knowledge ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Hiv Aids

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Tourism in Trinidad and Tobago: The Evolving Attitudes and Behaviors and its Implications in an Era of HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Études caribéennes ◽

10.4000/etudescaribeennes.5314 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Annette A. George ◽

Darlington Richards

Keyword(s):

Trinidad And Tobago ◽

Attitudes And Behaviors ◽

Aids Epidemic ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Hiv Aids

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The Impact of a Voluntary Educational Program — Tip it Lightly, Alcohol Awareness Week—On the Drinking Attitudes and Behaviors of College Students

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/awlg-438b-27bd-at4f ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 125-135

Author(s):

W. William Chen ◽

Margaret Dosch ◽

Charles M. Cychosz

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Educational Program ◽

Total Population ◽

Return Rate ◽

Medium Size ◽

Chi Square ◽

Attitudes And Behaviors ◽

School Year ◽

And Behaviors ◽

The Impact

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a voluntary educational program — Tip It Lightly, Alcohol Awareness Week — on the drinking attitudes and behaviors of college students. One thousand subjects were randomly selected from a medium-size mid-Western university for the study during the 1979–80 school year. Surveys were mailed to subjects with return envelopes provided. Return rate was 55 per cent for pre-program survey and 45 per cent for the post-program survey. Of those returning the post-program survey, 25 per cent of the students indicated they participated in the voluntary educational program. Chi-square statistics were used to further analyze the percentage differences for the following comparisons: 1) pre-program total population vs. post-program total population, and 2) pre-program total population and post-program participating population. The results of this study revealed that for those subjects who participated in the program, there was a significant improvement in their drinking attitudes and behaviors.

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