Knowledge of people living with HIV/AIDS virus regarding the disease
Objective To determine the knowledge of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDS) towards the disease. Methods A cross-sectional study was designed for a sample of 260 persons. A validated questionnaire, developed by the authors was used; it was structured into 35 questions regarding generalities an...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2015-07, Vol.17 (4), p.541-551 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objective To determine the knowledge of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDS) towards the disease. Methods A cross-sectional study was designed for a sample of 260 persons. A validated questionnaire, developed by the authors was used; it was structured into 35 questions regarding generalities and the mode of transmission of the disease. Results A high proportion of the participants were males (59.6 %), the mean age was 35.45±10.90 years, the median time of diagnosis of the participants was 3 years. 30 % of the participants had an elementary school educational level. 3.5 % had a "good" general knowledge. Statistically significant difference was observed between "deficient" and "fair" knowledge and educational level (p |
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ISSN: | 0124-0064 |
DOI: | 10.15446/rsap.v17n4.41378 |