KAP Regarding HIV/AIDS Among University Students In Xinjiang

ISBN-13: 9783659209857 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 112 str.

Namaitijiang Maimaiti;Khadijiah Shmsuddin;Nurungul Tohti

Opis

The aim of this research is to assess the level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and its risk factors, attitude towards HIV/AIDS and AIDS patients and its transmission and to identify high risk behaviors associated with HIV/AIDS among university students in Xinjiang. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among students enrolled Xingjiang University and Xinjiang Medical University. Data was collected using self-administered standardized questionnaire on KAP re HIV/AIDS among 400 students. Mean knowledge scores is significantly different by ethnicity, sex, subject major, and year of study in university. Only 33.3% of the respondents had positive attitude towards HIV/AIDS patient. With regards high risk behavior associated with HIV transmission, 15.8% had at least 1 risk behavior related to unprotected sexual exposure Conclusion: HIV/AIDS health education efforts should be intensified in non-medical universities, among female, first year and Uyghur and other minorities students. About two-thirds of the students had negative attitude towards HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS patients. Around 15% of these students reported having at least 1 high risk behavior related to unprotected sex

O autorze

Maimaiti, NamaitijiangNamaitijiang Maimaiti is widely known as Nametjan Memet Uyghure, was born in 1982 in Kashgar city, Xinjiang China. He obtained his masters degree in community health from Faculty of Medicine,UKM in 2009. He is currently a PhD candidate at United Nations University,international Instituted for Global health and Faculty of Medicine,UKM since 2009.