Title of article
Health Belief Model and HIV/AIDS among high school female students in Yazd, Iran
Author/Authors
Baghianimoghaddam, Mohammad Hossein yazd shahid sadoghi university of medical sciences - Faculty of Health, يزد, ايران , Forghani, Hossein yazd shahid sadoghi university of medical sciences - Facult y of Health, يزد, ايران , Zolghadr, Razie yazd shahid sadoghi university of medical sciences - Faculty of Health, يزد, ايران , Rahaii, Zohre yazd shahid sadoghi university of medical sciences - Faculty of Health, يزد, ايران , Khani, Parisa yazd shahid sadoghi university of medical sciences - Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, يزد, ايران
From page
189
To page
190
Abstract
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system. It is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which can be transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV.1-4 It is such a strange and frightening disease that sometimes people stop seeing it as a disease and wrap it in different layers of mystery.5 According to the latest figures published in the UNAIDS/ WHO, AIDS Epidemic Update 2009, an estimated 33.4 million people were living with HIV in 2008.6
Journal title
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Journal title
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Record number
2573902
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