| Autor: |
Stephens LL; Botswana-Harvard School of Public Heath AIDS Initiative Partnership for HIV Research and Education (BHP), Gaborone, Botswana. ; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, NY USA., Bachhuber MA, Seloilwe E, Gungqisa N, Mmelesi M, Bussmann H, Marlink RG, Wester CW |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of AIDS and HIV research (Online) [J AIDS HIV Res] 2012 Jun 01; Vol. 4 (6), pp. 159-164. |
| DOI: |
10.5897/JAHR11.062 |
| Abstrakt: |
Students at the University of Botswana, an at-risk group, have previously been shown to have high levels of risky sexual behavior despite widespread knowledge that these behaviors might lead to HIV-1 infection. As there have recently been considerable efforts focused on HIV-1 prevention in Botswana through nationwide media education campaigns and the opening of voluntary counselling and testing centers, re-evaluation of HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among students is needed. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 393 students chosen via a random cluster method. Respondents were 50% junior and 50% senior students with 42% males. Half (52%) were "single", 44% were "in a relationship", and 4% were "married". The mean percentage of knowledge questions answered correctly was 96%. 98% agreed that all sexually active adults should know their status and that condom use is important, but only 56% believed getting tested was common and 66% believed that it was common for students to always use a condom. As with the previous survey, we again found that students had excellent knowledge yet perceived use of testing services and condoms remain lower than might be predicted based on knowledge scores. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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