On attitude towards HIV/AIDS among Iranian students (case study: High school students in Shiraz city)

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 271-278

  Movahed, Majeed ^a   Shoaa, Seddigheh ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRAN; STUDENTS;

EID: 77950958547     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.271.278     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Adenik, O. and W. William, 2009. Changes in knowledge and attitudes among junior, secondary students exposed to the family life and HIV education curriculum in Lagos State, Nigeria. Afr. J. Reprod. Health, 3: 37-46.
2. Akpabio, B., C. Michael and B. Abosede, 2009. Effects of school health nursing education interventions on HIV/AIDS-related attitudes of students in Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. J. Adolescent Health, 44: 118-123.
3. Alen, B. and C. Duncan, 2001. Quantitive Data Analysis with SPSS Release 10 for Windows. 1st Edn., Routledge Publishers, Philadelphia, ISBN: 0-415-24399-8.
4. Center for Disease Control, 2009. HIV/AIDS in Iran (Cumulative Statistics). Center for Disease Control, Tehran, Iran.
5. Chang, L., E. Eke-Huber, S. Eaddy and J. Colling, 2005. HIV knowledge, perceived susceptibility for HIV and sexual behaviors. J. CSD, 23: 214-224.
6. Chen, J., C. Shengli and M.K. Choe, 2003. Who has correct information and Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in China? Asia Pac. Popul. J., 18: 25-38.
7. Ebrahimi, T.M., 2004. Overview on HIV/AIDS and women in Iran Tehran. Midwifery Principal Officer, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
8. Gheiratmand, R., R. Navipour, M.R. Mohebbi, K.M. Hosseini, M. Motaghian-Monazzam and A.K. Mallik, 2003. A country study to review existing capacity building and management of the training of teachers on preventive education against HIV/AIDS in the schools in I.R. Iran. http://www.neshat.org/html_pages/a_country_study_to_review_existi1.htm.
9. Goldsmith, M.F., 1993. Invisible epidemic now becoming visible as HIV/AIDS pandemic reaches adolescent. J. Am. Med. Assoc., 27: 16-19.
10. Hajian-Motlaq, N., S. Farsh and E. Abdollahi, 2003. A study of knowledge and attitude between High School Students in Savojbolagh. J. IUMS, 41: 393-400.
11. Karon, J.M., 1996. Prevalence of HIV Infection in the United States. J. Am. Med. Assoc., 176: 1626-1633.
12. Lal, S.S., R.S. Vasan, P. Sancarasarma, 2000. Knowledge and attitude of college students toward HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and sexuality. Natl. Med. J. India, 13: 231-236.
13. Li, Y. and S. Craig, 2008. Chinese nursing students' HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and practice intentions. Applied Nurs. Res., 21: 147-152.
14. Mcmanus, A. and L. Dhar, 2008. Study of knowledge perception and attitude of adolescent girls towards STI/HIV, safer sex and sex education (cross sectional survey of urban adolescent school girls in South Delhi, India. BMC Woman's Health, 8: 12-12.
15. Montazeri, A., 2005. AIDS knowledge and attitudes in Iran: Results from a population-based survey in Tehran. Patient Educ. Counsel., 57: 199-203.
16. Neupane, S. and D. Nichols, 2003. Knowledge and beliefs about HIV/AIDS among young people in urban area. Asia-Pacific Popul. J. Nepal, 14: 39-52.
17. Okojie, O.H., O. Ogbeide and A. Nwulia, 1995. knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards AIDS among civil servants in Nigeria. Soc. Health, 1: 19-22.
18. Red Crescent Society Fars Province, 2004. 47 Questions and 47 answeres about HIV/AIDS. Shiraz, Iran.
19. Tavoosi, A., A. Zaferani, A. Enzevaei, P. Tajik and Z. Ahmadinezhad, 2004. Knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS among Iranian students. BMC Public Health, 4: 17-17.
20. Weeks, J.R., 2002. Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issue. 2nd Edn., Wadsworth Publishing, New York, ISBN: 0534529763.
21. World Bank, 2003. Averting AIDS Crises in Eastern Europe and Central ASIA. World Bank, Washington, DC.
22. Xiaodong, T., P. Jingju, Z. Dong, C. Wang and C. Xie, 2007. HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and behaviors assessment of chinese students: A questionnaire study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 4: 248-253.
23. Yayeh, N., G. Beteariam, B. Daniel and B. Mebratu, 2003. A community based study on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on HIV/AIDS in Gambella town Ethiopia. Health Dev., 3: 205-213.
24. Zamani, S., M. Kihara, M. Gouya, M. Vazirian, M. Ono-Kihara and E. Razzaghi, 2005. Prevalence of and factors associated with HIV-1 infection among drug users visiting treatment centers in Tehran, Iran. Epidemiol. Soc., 7: 709-716.