KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS OF COSTA RICA ABOUT HIV/AIDS

 

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Autores: Salas Chaves, Pilar, Taylor Castillo, Liseth, Quesada Cambronero, Marilyn, Garita Garita, Ana Cristina, León Alán, Dennis
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2012
Descripción:An anonymous survey was conducted to students enrolled in the University of Costa Rica in order to identify the level of knowledge about HIV-aids. It was managed to collect a total 497 questionnaires, during the school year 2008. Respondents considered high-risk mechanisms of transmission of HIV through needle, contaminated needles and sexual intercourse with an infected person without the use of condoms. The results show that students obtained a note of 65,5 and we found no differences in the qualifications obtained by the interviewees, by sex or age. It recommends an education program on prevention of HIV-aids.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/3892
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/sociales/article/view/3892
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CAMPAÑAS DE PREVENCIÓN
CONOCIMIENTOS
Costa Rica
JUVENTUD
VIH