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HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Managuan secondary school students

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1993
Author
Egger, Matthias
Ferrie, Jane
Gorter, Anna
González, Silvia
Gutiérrez, Roberto
Pauw, Johanna
Smith, George Davey
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In 1990, the AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices of fifth year (final year) students at four Managuan high schools were assessed. This was done by means of a self administered questionnaire completed by 451 students (155 males, 296 females) whose mean age was 18 years. Eighty-six percent of the subjects knew AIDS was transmitted sexually, but the percentage aware of other transmission pathways and effective preventive measures were much lower. Use of condoms was cited as a preventive measure by 41 percent of the students, but by significantly more male respondents than female respondents (55 percent of the males versus 33 percent of the females, p = 0.0001). Sixty-four percent of all the survey subjects (90 percent of the males, 50 percent of the females) reported experiencing sexual intercourse. Sixty percent of the respondents were "very much" worried about AIDS, but only 23 percent considered themselves at risk of contracting the disease. Among the sexually active students, 29 percent of the respondents (38 percent of the male but only 7 percent of the females, p = 0.001) indicated a change in sexual behavior because of AIDS. Reported behavior change was strongly associated with concern about AIDS, but the association between reported behavior change and perception of personal risk was weak. Overall, the survey indicated that knowledge about transmission and prevention of AIDS among Managuan high school students was insufficent, especially among females, indicating a need for health education including interventions specially targeted a female youth
 
This article will also be published in Spanish in the Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam. Vol. 117(1):12-21, 1994
 
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Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO);27(4),1993
Subject
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Education; Students; Nicaragua; Epidemiological Surveillance
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/26979
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