The views of university students regarding HIV/AIDS (original) (raw)
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Attitudes of university students towards HIV/AIDS
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1999
The purpose of this study was to assess, in one university in Finland, students' attitudes and feelings towards HIV/AIDS while they were studying for their ®rst year at the University of Oulu. This study is part of a larger research project concerning HIV/AIDS in the Department of Nursing at the University of Oulu. The results can be used in planning and implementing health education for young people. The data were collected by using a questionnaire with both structured and open-ended questions. The study group consisted of 245 students who had started their studies in the autumn of 1993. The data were analysed by using cross tabulation (chi-square test) and inductively by content analysis. The most important source of knowledge concerning HIV/AIDS was television (84%) and 30% of the students had obtained their knowledge from a school nurse. Even when there was a lot of knowledge available to the students, they estimated their knowledge as insuf®cient and de®ned HIV more correctly than AIDS. Knowledge did not increase the use of safe sex but limited sexual behaviour. Religion had an importance for sexual behaviour. Female students were more sexually active than male students. The feelings towards HIV/AIDS were more often negative than positive or neutral and the students felt stronger negative feelings towards AIDS than HIV. The negative feelings were often based on fear. The differences between the faculties were minimal.
Knowledge and Attitudes of University Students towards HIV/AIDS in Turkey: Selçuk University Example
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Perception of Hiv/Aids Among Students at College and University
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Knowledge of and Attitude Toward AIDS Among Turkish University Students in Izmir
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First Year University Students’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards HIV/AIDS
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