Knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among the general population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alwafi, Heba Abdullah; Meer, Alaa; Shabkah, Alaa A; Mehdawi, Fahtima; El-Haddad, Hadeel; Bahabri, Nezar; Almoallim, Hani

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2017.04.005

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“…The highest knowledge level was in the older age groups, in line with the findings of studies in India [14] and Saudi Arabia [10]. This can be attributed to more exposure to sexual health education, such as mandatory premarital trainings on sexual health and HIV, which are regularly practiced in Iran [11].…”

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“…The most common item for which participants reported an accepting attitude was related to taking care of an HIV-positive family member in one’s own home, which can be attributed to the family-oriented culture of Iran Similar results have been reported in Laos [15] and Saudi Arabia [10]. The lowest rate was related to the disclosure of a family member with HIV/AIDS, which reflects the fact that the stigma of HIV/AIDS is still a major issue in our community.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…The relatively negative attitudes we found toward people with HIV may have been due to inaccurate knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention [11,22,23], leading to unnecessary concerns about interacting with people with HIV and higher levels of stigma [10]. Negative attitudes toward HIV are an obstacle to the efficient implementation of educational interventions, voluntary counseling, and HIV testing [15,22], while accepting attitudes have been found to be related to willingness to receive HIV testing [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, knowledge alone is not adequate for preventing and limiting HIV infection among women of reproductive age; instead, knowledge must be accompanied by a sufficiently accepting attitude toward engaging in healthy behaviors [8,9]. Characterizing the population’s knowledge of and attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS is an essential prerequisite to developing effective educational and preventive interventions [1,10]. Previous studies in Iran have reported inconsistent results.…”

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Knowledge of and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among Iranian women

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OBJECTIVESThis study investigated the knowledge of Iranian women about HIV/AIDS and whether they had accepting attitudes towards people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and sought to identify factors correlated with their knowledge and attitudes.METHODSThe data analyzed in the present study were taken from Iran’s Multiple Indicator Demographic and Health Survey, a national survey conducted in 2015. In total, 42,630 women aged 15-49 years were identified through multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling and interviewed. Associations of the socio-demographic characteristics of participants with their knowledge and attitudes were examined using multiple logistic regression analysis.RESULTSThe majority (79.0%) of Iranian women had heard about HIV/AIDS, but only 19.1% had a comprehensive knowledge. In addition, only 15.4% of women had accepting attitudes toward people with HIV. Being older, married, more highly educated, and wealthier were factors associated with having more comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS, and living in urban areas was associated with having more positive attitudes toward people with HIV.CONCLUSIONSThe relatively poor knowledge of Iranian women and the low prevalence of accepting attitudes toward people living with HIV highlight the need to develop policies and interventions to overcome this issue, which would be a basis for further prevention of HIV/AIDS in Iran.

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“…Recent studies in Malaysia (Wan et al, 2012;Mohd Saad et al, 2013;Munusamy and Fadzil, 2017), Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (Gebremedhin et al, 2017); India (Hazarika, 2010); Zambia (Mutombo and Maina, 2015) Iran (Tafazoli et al, 2016) and Saudi Arabia (Alwafi et al, 2018) have revealed that women (including female sex workers) have generally low knowledge about HIV/AIDS but have positive attitudes towards HIV/AIDS. There are positive associations between levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, HIV risk perception and education level of which the higher a woman's education, the highest her levels of knowledge about, the perception of HIV/AIDS risk (in relation to condom use) and positive acceptance attitudes towards HIV/AIDS.…”

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The Knowledge, Perceptions, Attitudes, and Perceived Risk in HIV/AIDS among Women in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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International Journal of Asian Social Science

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Perceived self‐efficacy of students and its influence on attitudes and knowledge about HIV/AIDS in Ghana

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Health Planning & Management

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Globally, human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV) and its accompanying acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have long been a public health threat due to the high death toll and the various effects on individuals and societies. Unfortunately, in developing countries such as Ghana, persons living with HIV/AIDS are victims of discrimination and rejection and are often excluded from social activities. Consequently, there is a need for mitigation strategies aimed at reducing the spread of the disease. Indeed, in human society, beliefs are fundamental to understanding people's intentions towards a given phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to assess students' perceived self‐efficacy, attitude towards and knowledge about HIV/AIDS. In this study, Bandura's self‐efficacy theory was used as a framework to assess the relationship between students' perceived self‐efficacy, attitude towards and knowledge about HIV/AIDS. A total of 342 students of at least 15 years old were recruited from junior and senior high schools and a public university to complete two scales: the general self‐efficacy and attitude and knowledge about HIV/AIDS scales. While there was a positive correlation among self‐efficacy, attitude and knowledge, attitude and knowledge combined to predict self‐efficacy. The limitations of the study, recommendations for future research and policy implications are discussed herein.

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Knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among the general population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: Knowledge gaps and negative attitudes of the general public toward people living with HIV/AIDS have been identified and can be used to tailor educational campaigns in Saudi Arabia.

Cited by 53 publications

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Knowledge of and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among Iranian women

Knowledge of and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among Iranian women

The Knowledge, Perceptions, Attitudes, and Perceived Risk in HIV/AIDS among Women in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Perceived self‐efficacy of students and its influence on attitudes and knowledge about HIV/AIDS in Ghana

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