KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDES REGARDING HIV/AIDS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN AN IRISH UNIVERSITY

1) Surgical Unit 3, Jinnah Hospital, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan;

2) Gynaecology & Obstetrics Unit, 1 Jinnah Hospital, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.

Disclosure: The author has declared no conflicts of interest.

Received: 28.06.15 Accepted: 19.07.15

  doi: 10.5455/ijsm.20150814034728

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Abstract:

A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in an Irish University among undergraduate students in 2012. A web questionnaire consisted of items related to HIV/AIDS knowledge, behaviour and attitudes was sent to all undergraduate students aged 18 years or above. Despite the fact that majority of students were aware about the transmission of HIV/AIDS, this study showed that students were less likely to translate their knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission into healthy behaviour. In addition, they engaged in risky sexual behaviour which increases the likelihood of acquiring HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, knowledge, behaviour, attitude, undergraduate students, Irish university

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CHOUDHARY, H., ALI, R. and ALTAF, S. (2015) ‘KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDES REGARDING HIV/AIDS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN AN IRISH UNIVERSITY’, International Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 1(2), pp. 58–66. doi: 10.5455/ijsm.20150814034728.

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CHOUDHARY, H., ALI, R. and ALTAF, S. (2015) ‘KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDES REGARDING HIV/AIDS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN AN IRISH UNIVERSITY’, International Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 1(2), pp. 58–66. doi: 10.5455/ijsm.20150814034728.

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