Knowledge of Secondary School Students on HIV/AIDS in Kirkuk Province / Iraq.

Authors

  • Suhella S. Tahir HIV center, Kirkuk.
  • Mohammed A. Kadir Dept. of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Kirkuk.
  • Hussein S. Akbar Dep. Of Physics, college of Science, Kirkuk.
  • Ahmed M. Amin HIV center, Kirkuk.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32007/jfacmedbagdad.5121206

Keywords:

HIV Knowledge, secondary school, Kirkuk.

Abstract

Background: The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disorders caused by cellular and humoral immune dysfunction from infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV 1 and HIV 2).
Patients and Methods: The study was carried out in Kirkuk governorate on 5090 secondary school students from different localities of the city, for the period from the beginning of October 2005 to the end of March 2006. A special questionnaire was applied for each student containing age, sex, class, parent’s education, mode of transmission & methods of prevention.
Results: There was no significant difference between male and female regarding the etiology of AIDS.The knowledge of secondary school students was not related to parent's education.
Conclusions: It is concluded that educational lectures increased the knowledge of students.

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Published

2009-07-01

How to Cite

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Knowledge of Secondary School Students on HIV/AIDS in Kirkuk Province / Iraq. JFacMedBagdad [Internet]. 2009 Jul. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];51(2):174-7. Available from: https://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1206

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