AEGiS-14IAC: Perfecting of primary HIV-infection primary prevention on the basis of anonymous interrogatory.

14th International AIDS Conference


Barcelona, Spain - July 7-12, 2002

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Perfecting of primary HIV-infection primary prevention on the basis of anonymous interrogatory.

Int Conf AIDS 2002 Jul 7-12; 14:(abstract no. C10676)

Kuhtevich E, Yuschuk N, Mazus A, Martynov Y
Moscow State University of Medicine and Denstistry, Moscow, Russian Federation

BACKGROUND: In conditions of a modern pandemic of HIV-infection, deciding value gain development and execution of tutors within the framework of primary prevention.

METHODS: Sociological research with using of the specially designed questionnaire containing checks problems for definition of a level of knowledge on a problem HIV/AIDS.

RESULTS: During 1999-2000 anonymous interrogatory was conducted among 312 respondents in the age of 14-25 years, including students of Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, students of medical college and schoolboys. More than 50% of respondents have estimated the knowledge highly enough. Absence of knowledge have indicated in 10,3 % students of medical college and 6,8 % - students of university. From 81,4 % (schoolboys) up to 27,9 % (students) have marked as a primary source of the information TV and radio set. 25,3 % schoolboys and 98,7 % students used special literature. The availability of the improperly generated stereotypes is detected concerning the factors of transmission HIV, groups of hazard and necessary size of preventive measures. 76,7 % of the schoolboys admitted transmission HIV through subjects of a life, water, nutrition, insects. Among substratums, in which can be HIV, 91,3 % interrogated have marked a blood, 87,2 % - sperm. 6,2 % had unstable knowledge of main biosubstratums, to which the infection HIV is bound.

CONCLUSIONS: The outcomes of sociological research were taken into account at development of the methodical guidelines on reading the lectures and carrying out of occupations among the students and pupils.

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV Infections, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV, Students, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Universities, Questionnaires, Schools, Data Collection, Primary Prevention, Teaching, Knowledge, Moscow, prevention & controlKWDaegis,hivinfections,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,hiv,students,healthknowledge,attitudes,practice,universities,questionnaires,schools,datacollection,primaryprevention,teaching,knowledge,moscow,prevention&control

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