Date of Completion

2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science

Keywords

HIV, Prophylaxis, Prevention, Treatment, Health Care Professionals

Abstract

This study is a non-experimental research which assessed the level of knowledge and perceptions of selected undergraduates of DLSMHSI influenced by sociodemographic factors: age, sex, religion, course, and year level. Through proportionate stratified random sampling, 315 were selected from the different undergraduate programs offered by DLSMHSI, 34.30% of it are firstyear students. 58.7% of the respondents were between ages of 20–21, 61.30% are females while 38.70% are males, and 81.60% are Roman Catholics. BSMLS comprise 23.2% of the participants while the Bachelor of Science in Molecular Diagnostics (BSMDx) were the least with only 1.30%. The instrument was a self-made questionnaire disseminated online and in-person. It was inferred that the level of knowledge on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was not influenced by age or religion (pvalue<0.05), but caused a significant difference in the level of knowledge on PrEP when grouped to their sex. Conversely, there is no significant difference in level of perception on HIV, PrEP, and PEP by age, sex, or year level, except when grouped by religion and course. There was a moderate knowledge on PrEP (75.2% ) and PEP (67.6%), but high knowledge on HIV (73.7%), but a significant difference in level of knowledge on HIV when grouped to course and year level was found. Meanwhile, there is high level of perception of PrEP (75.2%), PEP (69.2%), and HIV (48.6%), and a significant difference in the level of knowledge on PrEP was found in terms of their sex.

First Advisor

Jion P. Dimson

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