A SURVEY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF IRANIAN RECRUITS ABOUT HIV/AIDS DURING THE TRAINING COURSE OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE CONDUCTED IN TEHRAN (2004)

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TAJ SHARIFIFAR S.; ROUSHAN DEL M.

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Journal: Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research Year:2005 | Volume:3 | Issue:2 ((SERIAL NUMBER 10) Page(s): 565-573

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A SURVEY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF IRANIAN RECRUITS ABOUT HIV/AIDS DURING THE TRAINING COURSE OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE CONDUCTED IN TEHRAN (2004)

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TAJ SHARIFIFAR S. | ROUSHAN DEL M. | Issue Writer Certificate

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ATTITUDEQ3

HIV/AIDSQ3

KNOWLEDGEQ4

MILITARYQ2

PRACTICEQ2

Abstract

Background: Each 5 minutes, one person is infected by HIV all over the world. The increase in IV drug addiction, ignorance about the transmission routes, preventive strategies and the young population has made Iran to be much more prone to this contamination. Soldiers for their state of being young, living in groups and ignorance about the transmission ways are in danger of contamination with HIV/AIDS. The study aimed to evaluate the level of KNOWLEDGE and ATTITUDE of the recruits during the training course of their MILITARY service for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Materials and methods: 441 training course recruits, graduate, undergraduate and postgraduate in non-medical majors were randomly chosen to be surveyed through P.P.S. The data was collected through a questionnaire comprising 3 sections: 1) personal Information, 2) .knowledge assessment questions and 3) ATTITUDE questions. The first section included five parts concerning KNOWLEDGE about nature of HIV/AIDS, transmission routes, the groups at risk, preventive strategies and diagnostic methods. The data was analyzed with SPSS-11.Results: The average score for the KNOWLEDGE section was 33.99±10.42 out of 100. The highest score was 68 and the lowest zero. 27.7 percent of the recruits was proven to have poor KNOWLEDGE (0-30), 65.8 percent intermediate KNOWLEDGE (30-60), 6.6 percent good (60-70), and no one achieved optimal score over 70%. Only 55/6% managed to answer all the transmission routes and preventive strategies. Misconception lowered their score in the KNOWLEDGE assessment section. There was a significant relation between the recruitsl education level and their KNOWLEDGE (P=0.000).Most of them obtained their KNOWLEDGE regarding HIV/AIDS from television (85/8%), while only 7.8% stated that they learnt about HIV/AIDS from training during the MILITARY service, whereas the trainings during their years of education proved to be most effective (P=0.004). The average score for the ATTITUDE section was 72.78±10.49 out of hundred. 88/5% scored over 60 and there was a positive correlation between their KNOWLEDGE and ATTITUDE (r=0/1, P=0.05). There was also a significant relation between their KNOWLEDGE and their age (r=0.65); however, no significant relation was proven between the locations of their service, the education level of their wives and parents, marital status, salary of the recruits and their family, and their KNOWLEDGE or ATTITUDE.Conclusions: Regarding the poor KNOWLEDGE of the recruits on the matter, training courses ought to be considered for the recruits of different levels of education, specially to resolve their misconception. The stablishment of counseling departments in MILITARY service could also increase the KNOWLEDGE the recruits and resolve their problems.

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KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE CONCERNING HIV/AIDS AMONG IRANIAN POPULATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META- ANALYSIS

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EVALUATION OF AIDS AWARENESS AMONG ARMY CADETS IN TEHRAN IN 2004

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TAJ SHARIFIFAR, S., & ROUSHAN DEL, M.. (2005). A SURVEY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF IRANIAN RECRUITS ABOUT HIV/AIDS DURING THE TRAINING COURSE OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE CONDUCTED IN TEHRAN (2004). ANNALS OF MILITARY AND HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH, 3(2 ((SERIAL NUMBER 10)), 565-573. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/408327/en

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TAJ SHARIFIFAR S., ROUSHAN DEL M.. A SURVEY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF IRANIAN RECRUITS ABOUT HIV/AIDS DURING THE TRAINING COURSE OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE CONDUCTED IN TEHRAN (2004). ANNALS OF MILITARY AND HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH[Internet]. 2005;3(2 ((SERIAL NUMBER 10)):565-573. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/408327/en

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S. TAJ SHARIFIFAR, and M. ROUSHAN DEL, “A SURVEY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF IRANIAN RECRUITS ABOUT HIV/AIDS DURING THE TRAINING COURSE OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE CONDUCTED IN TEHRAN (2004),” ANNALS OF MILITARY AND HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH, vol. 3, no. 2 ((SERIAL NUMBER 10), pp. 565–573, 2005, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/408327/en

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