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| HIV/AIDS awareness and risk behavior among students in Semey, Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional survey | |
Link to document(s) | http://www.biomedcentral.co... |
Author(s): | Hansson M, Stockfelt L, Urazalin M, et al. |
Document type: | Articles |
Language: | English |
Publication date: | December 16, 2008 |
Primary area(s) of focus: | Reduction of stigmatization and discrimination, Adolescents/youth, Prevention and education |
Bibliographic Citation: | BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8:14doi:10.1186/1472-698X-8-14 |
Submited by: | Mrs. Irina Ibraghimova |
Material written specifically for patients: | No |
Date of entry: | September 5, 2009 |
| To gather information about young students and their attitudes and knowledge about HIV/AIDS, the authors collected 600 structured questionnaires and made 23 semi-structured interviews among three groups of students. Response rate was 99%. Results. Almost 99% of the respondents had heard of HIV/AIDS, and 89% could identify ways to protect oneself against sexually transmitted HIV/AIDS. The main routes of transmission, sexual contact without condom and intravenous drug use, were both identified by 97% of the students. Twenty-five percent of the female students and 75% of the male students had had one or more sexual partners. More than 30% of the young men had purchased sex, and homosexuality was widely stigmatized.Conclusion. Risks for the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people in Kazakhstan include prostitution as well as stigmatization of the HIV positive and of homosexuals. Protective factors are good knowledge about risks and protection, and opportunities to talk and gather information about sexuality and HIV/AIDS. | |
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