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The examination of pre-university school boys' awareness of HIV prevention, transmission and treatment in Khuzestan province
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Abstract This research aimed to examine pre-university school boys' awareness of the factors in preventing, transmitting and treating HIV in Khuzestan province, Iran. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. A sample size of 300 was determined using multistage random sampling method. The data were collec... view more
This research aimed to examine pre-university school boys' awareness of the factors in preventing, transmitting and treating HIV in Khuzestan province, Iran. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. A sample size of 300 was determined using multistage random sampling method. The data were collected through a questionnaire, being analyzed with chi-square test. The research findings show that the students' awareness of HIV prevention and transmission is not desirable, the majority of the population's extent of information being below the expected mean while that of the disease treatment is more favorable. The students' awareness of the methods for HIV prevention and transmission is low.... view less
Keywords
preschool school; child; AIDS; contagious disease; prophylaxis; knowledge; consciousness; transference; illness; Iran
Classification
Medical Sociology
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 73-77
Journal
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2015) 53
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed