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Knowledge and attitude about HIV/ AIDS of schoolteachers in Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Mazloomy SS, Baghianimoghadam MH.

Department of Health Services, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran. Mazloomy_s@yahoo.com

A cross-sectional interview study was made with 290 teachers in 10 high schools in Yazd city, Islamic Republic of Iran. More than 90% of the participants had previously received information about HIV and AIDS. Only 207 (71.4%) correctly answered all questions on methods of transmission of HIV/AIDS. Most knew about sexual contact (93.1%) and infected blood (92.1%) as methods of transmission. Some teachers (20.3%) thought that mosquitoes could transmit HIV/AIDS. Regarding attitudes toward HIV/AIDS, over 55% of the teachers agreed or strongly agreed that infected people should be quarantined, whereas 17% agreed or strongly agreed that AIDS is a specific disease of those with high-risk sexual behaviour. Married teachers held more positive attitudes toward HIV/AIDS than unmarried teachers.

PMID: 18561720 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]