Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medicine

Florida Parcaoglu

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• Research Article
  HIV Knowledge and Awareness Status of the Medical Students in Romania: An Awareness Study
  Author(s): Florida Parcaoglu and Habip GedikFlorida Parcaoglu and Habip Gedik
  
  Objective: We aimed to evaluate the status of knowledge and attitudes of medical students about HIV/ AIDS. Material and methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional survey study, the status of knowledge and attitudes of medical students of Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy about HIV/AIDS in June 2017 were evaluated. Results: A total of 85 medical students answered all of our 19 survey questions. The mean age was 21.80 ± 1.37 years (Range: 19-24 years). In the second question, six out of the 15 choices were correct and the mean of correct answers was 4.41 ± 1.49. There was a significant relationship between the grade of the students and the level of knowledge in the responses to the seventh question (p: 0.024). Conclusion: It is obvious that there are needed more health- informative organizations targeting the young population especially at schools and univ.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2576-1420.1000111

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