scholarly journals What Are Pediatricians' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Patients with HIV/AIDS?

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (4, Part 2 of 2) ◽  
pp. 78A-78A
Author(s):  
Cynthia J Stolman ◽  
George D McSherry ◽  
Stanley Von Hagen ◽  
Susan G Mautone
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals A study on knowledge attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS among general population in a community of Kottarakkara, Kerala

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 613
Author(s):  
Nimmy N. John ◽  
Athira Krishnan Krishnan ◽  
H. Doddayya
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Hiv Patients ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
History Of ◽  
General Populations ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: HIV/AIDS epidemic has emerged as one of the most serious and enormous health problems associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. A prospective questionnaire based observational study was carried out in Kottathala community of Mylom Gramapanchayat, Kottarakkara to analyse the peoples knowledge on HIV/AIDS, as well as attitudes towards HIV patients and actual sex practices for the control or prevention of HIV.Methods: A total of 150 participants were interviewed by using a predesigned questionnaire and responses were reviewed and analysed by using descriptive statistics namely total numbers and percentage.Results: Out of 150 participants females were more (84%) and most of them were under the age group of 18-30 years. Majority of the participants had higher degree of education (51.33%) as they are still youth. The overall participants had a higher degree of knowledge regarding HIV and most of them had a positive attitude towards the HIV patients. Around 84% of participants had history of sexual intercourse but majority of them (46%) never used condoms during sexual intercourse in which, 11.33% only using condom regularly. Most of them were following unsafe sexual practices.Conclusions: This study concludes that the surveyed general populations had high knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS and had risky sexual practices. 

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among the general population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba A. Alwafi ◽  
Alaa M.T. Meer ◽  
Alaa Shabkah ◽  
Fahtima S. Mehdawi ◽  
Hadeel El-haddad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
General Population ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Hiv Aids

Knowledge and Attitudes about HIV/AIDS of Students in H.P. Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 77 (9) ◽  
pp. 1218-1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailee Fotedar ◽  
Kapil Rajeev Sharma ◽  
Girish M. Sogi ◽  
Vikas Fotedar ◽  
Atul Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Hiv Aids
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