Author/Authors :
Akhlaghdoust, Meisam Pars Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Chaichian, Shahla Tehran Medical Sciences Branch - Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Davoodi, Poorya Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Ahmadi Pishkuhi, Mahin Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Azarpey, Ali Islamic Azad University - Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Tehran , Imankhan, Mahshid Islamic Azad University - Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Tehran , Hashemi, Atoosa Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Afroughi, Fatemeh Islamic Azad University - Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Tehran , Zarbati, Nesa Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Erfanian Asl, Shadi graduate
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes of the students of Medical Sciences and Technical Sciences Universities toward
HIV/AIDS. This cross-sectional study was performed on 950 first-year Medical Sciences students and first-year Technical Sciences students
between May 2017 and June 2018 in Tehran, Iran. The students were selected using the census-sampling method to fill out
the International AIDS Questionnaire-Persian version (IAQ-P). SPSS version 21 was used to analyze data by the chi-square test and
nonparametric tests. There was a significant difference in the mean score of AIDS attitude between the two groups (P < 0.001). Confounding
factors including age, gender, and marital status had a significant effect on students’ AIDS attitude between the different
groups using regression models (P < 0.001). There is an increasing trend in sexual activity among students and young people while
it is not true about its attitude and awareness. Therefore, we need to improve attitude toward AIDS in developing countries.
Keywords :
Attitude , HIV , AIDS , Students , Sex
