Vol. 5 (01) pp. 1441-1449 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2907

EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OFHIV/AIDS IN THE STUDENTS AT TAIBAH UNIVERSITY

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Introduction:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major health problem in many parts of the world, and is considered as a pandemic disease [1, 2]. Aim:To find out the knowledge, attitudes and Practice among Taibah university students towardHIV/AIDS. Material and Method:A cross sectional analytic study using an online anonymous self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect information, there were 484 respondents to the questionnaire from students of both genders from the various colleges Results:From the total of 484 respondents there were 139 (28.7%) males and 345 (71.3 %) females, The majority of the respondents 442(97.4%) have heard About HIV/AIDS,the respondents shows an average level of KAP regarding HIV/AIDS, Positive attitudes towards HIV/AIDS were observed among 53.3% of respondents, However 82.9% said they heard condoms. Conclusion:It is recommended to start HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs at Taibah University giving attention to changing attitudes and practices among students...

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Omar Aljohani, Abdel Rahman Ramadan and Abdulrahman Almadani. (2017); EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OFHIV/AIDS IN THE STUDENTS AT TAIBAH UNIVERSITY, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (01), 1441-1449, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2907

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OMAR OBAIDALLAH ALJOHANI
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