Relationship between knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding HIV/AIDS and the courses of 4th year allied medical students of De La Salle Health Sciences Institute

Date of Completion

2016

Document Type

Research Project

Degree Name

Community Medicine

Keywords

AIDS (Disease), HIV Infections, Youth, Sexual Behavior

Abstract

The study utilized an analytical, cross-sectional design. The study sample was composed of fourth year undergraduate students who were 18 years old and above, grouped subsequently into their respective courses. A total number of 108 respondents were selected using stratified random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding HIV/AIDS of the students. Prevalence ration was used to determine if there is an association between the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding HIV/AIDS of the students and their courses. Based on the results obtained 91.7% of the respondents have high knowledge, 79.6% have positive attitude and 63% of the respondents have safe practices. 50% of the respondents have high overall KAP scores. Using Epi-Info to obtain the prevalence ratio, there was no significant relationship between the KAP on HIV/AIDS and the student's courses. On the other hand, a significant relationship existed between practices on HIV/AIDS and sex.

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