Awareness of HIV/AIDS among Female Students Attending College of Applied Medical Sciences at Taif University

The study investigated gender differences in attitudes towards sexuality in the context of HIV/AIDS among undergraduate students. The cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,498 randomly selected students. The majority of the students interviewed were females at 53.9% (M= 20.24, SD=2.98) compared to 46.1% males (M=21.67, SD=3.35). More Males (16%) responded in the affirmative with regard to having more than one sexual partner than female students (10%). Also, more male students (32.7%) than female students (18.6%) indicated that using condom reduces sexual pleasure and over 40% of both sets of respondents indicated that sexual intercourse should only be done between married couples. This study underscores the need to strengthen HIV/AIDS programmes to include issues on sexuality and encourage undergraduate students to attend these programmes.

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Perception and knowledge about HIV/AIDS among Nepalese adolescent

Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.3126/jmcjms.v1i2.9266 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 32-39

Author(s):

Banodita Acharya Dhungel ◽

N Shrestha ◽

K U-Dhungel

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Hiv Transmission ◽

Educational Interventions ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Medical College ◽

Assessment Program ◽

Important Target ◽

Contraceptive Pills ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Hiv Aids

Background and Objectives: Nepal is confronted with increasing incidence of HIV among adolescents. There is need to ensure, these people have correct knowledge for HIV prevention. Hence, this study was carried out to assess the perception and knowledge of adolescents regarding HIV/AIDS and to identify the areas of misconception that might serve as an important target of educational intervention. Methodology: A self designed questionnaire regarding knowledge and perception about HIV/AIDS was distributed to the students of secondary school who attended the heath assessment program organized by Kist Medical College. Submitted questionnaires were analyzed and tabulated to find out the existing knowledge and attitude of the participants. Results: Knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS was satisfactory. Seventy-nine percentage of female and 64% male agreed to care for HIV/AIDS patients. However there were still misconceptions about transmission. Sixty-two percentages thought that contraceptive pills prevent HIV transmission. Thirty two percent thought that mosquito can transmit HIV, 21 % replied that sharing of utensils, and towels etc can transmit HIV. Forty five percentage of the participants thought that someone who looks healthy cannot transmit HIV. Conclusion: Perception regarding HIV/AIDS was satisfactory. Some areas of misconception was detected which can be overcome with proper educational interventions. Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences (2013) Vol. 1 (2): 32-39 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jmcjms.v1i2.9266

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Dysmenorrhea and self-care strategies in Iranian female students: a regression modeling of pain severity and underlying factors

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2016-0017 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Fariba Ghaderi ◽

Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi ◽

Mohammad Ali Mohseni Bandpei

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Self Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Female Students ◽

Pain Severity ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Healthy Female ◽

Psychosocial Impacts ◽

Menstruating Women

Abstract Objective: Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecologic condition experienced by menstruating women and has significant medical and psychosocial impacts. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and the problems related to menstruation, self-care strategies and their relations with pain severity in female students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out among 197 unmarried and healthy female medical students during April 2013 to July 2013. A standardized questionnaire was given to participants to complete, which included questions about demographic information, prevalence and severity of pain, self-care strategies and its effectiveness. Results: The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 98.4% (95% confidence interval=97.6%–99.2%). Almost 76% (149) of students reported limitation of daily activities. The most common method for relief pain were: taking analgesics (64.3%), rest (61.9%), taking herbal medicine (11.7%), and applying hot compress on area of pain (22.3%). Obtaining information about self-care strategies offered from family and friends 79 (41%) were more common than scientific articles 56 (28.7%) and the Internet 43 (22%). Significant relations were observed between self-care strategies’ scales and pain severity. Conclusion: The results indicated that dysmenorrhea was highly prevalent among female medical students and is a major problem affecting their life. A variety of treatments is available for dysmenorrhea but most of the participants did not seek medical advice and they used self-care strategies. However, further studies focusing on health education and routine screening for menstrual problems are recommended.

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