Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards AIDS among Intermediate and Secondary School Teachers; Baghdad
Back ground: AIDS is considered a dreaded disease. According to recent estimates, 42 million people suffer from HIV/AIDS (90% of these being in the developing countries), with 5 million people newly infected with HIV and 3.1 million deaths in the year 2002 globally. At present, there is no effectiv...
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University of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicine
2008-12-01
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| author | *Baqir Kareem Abed Yousif Abdul-Rahim Mural Morad Fathalla |
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Back ground: AIDS is considered a dreaded disease.
According to recent estimates, 42 million people suffer
from HIV/AIDS (90% of these being in the developing
countries), with 5 million people newly infected with HIV
and 3.1 million deaths in the year 2002 globally. At
present, there is no effective vaccine to prevent the
disease. Hence, Health education (Information, Education
and Communication) activities bringing about behavioral
changes in the community, promoting healthy sexual
behavior and preventing the risky ones is the best possible
solution to the problem of AIDS.
Objectives: To find out the knowledge, beliefs and
attitudes regarding various aspects of HIV/AIDS amongst
intermediate and secondary school teachers in Baghdad.
Methods: For this cross-sectional study, we randomly
selected 48 intermediate and secondary schools covering
the 6 educational directorates in Baghdad, and 642
teachers serving in these schools were selected to answer
the questionnaire containing different statements
concerning basic knowledge of the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Results: Revealed an intermediate overall awareness
about HIV/AIDS.
Conclusions: Study highlights the need for teaching the
proper aspects of HIV/AIDS curriculum in Iraqi schools.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c5f3f4b35e946568dc88dd89569b2122022-12-22T04:02:53ZengUniversity of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicineمجله كليه طب الكندي1810-95432521-43652008-12-0142Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards AIDS among Intermediate and Secondary School Teachers; Baghdad*Baqir Kareem Abed0Yousif Abdul-Rahim1Mural Morad Fathalla2Head of Optometry Department, College of Medical and Health TechnologyCommunity Medicine Department, Al- Kindy College of MedicineCommunity Health Department, Medical Technology Institute Back ground: AIDS is considered a dreaded disease. According to recent estimates, 42 million people suffer from HIV/AIDS (90% of these being in the developing countries), with 5 million people newly infected with HIV and 3.1 million deaths in the year 2002 globally. At present, there is no effective vaccine to prevent the disease. Hence, Health education (Information, Education and Communication) activities bringing about behavioral changes in the community, promoting healthy sexual behavior and preventing the risky ones is the best possible solution to the problem of AIDS. Objectives: To find out the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes regarding various aspects of HIV/AIDS amongst intermediate and secondary school teachers in Baghdad. Methods: For this cross-sectional study, we randomly selected 48 intermediate and secondary schools covering the 6 educational directorates in Baghdad, and 642 teachers serving in these schools were selected to answer the questionnaire containing different statements concerning basic knowledge of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Results: Revealed an intermediate overall awareness about HIV/AIDS. Conclusions: Study highlights the need for teaching the proper aspects of HIV/AIDS curriculum in Iraqi schools. https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/738HIV/AIDS Knowledge,believes and attitudesteachers. |
| spellingShingle | *Baqir Kareem Abed Yousif Abdul-Rahim Mural Morad Fathalla Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards AIDS among Intermediate and Secondary School Teachers; Baghdad مجله كليه طب الكندي HIV/AIDS Knowledge, believes and attitudes teachers. |
| title | Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards AIDS among Intermediate and Secondary School Teachers; Baghdad |
| title_full | Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards AIDS among Intermediate and Secondary School Teachers; Baghdad |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards AIDS among Intermediate and Secondary School Teachers; Baghdad |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards AIDS among Intermediate and Secondary School Teachers; Baghdad |
| title_short | Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards AIDS among Intermediate and Secondary School Teachers; Baghdad |
| title_sort | knowledge beliefs and attitudes towards aids among intermediate and secondary school teachers baghdad |
| topic | HIV/AIDS Knowledge, believes and attitudes teachers. |
| url | https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/738 |
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