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Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in Italy
BACKGROUND: This study assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and counseling services and the predictor characteristics of these outcomes among individuals who presented for the first time to Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) public servi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3729531/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23783146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-277 |
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author | Di Giuseppe, Gabriella Sessa, Alessandra Mollo, Silvana Corbisiero, Natascia Angelillo, Italo F |
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description | BACKGROUND: This study assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and counseling services and the predictor characteristics of these outcomes among individuals who presented for the first time to Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) public services. METHODS: A sample of 244 subjects in the geographic area of Naples (Italy) received a self-administered anonymous questionnaire about socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes relating to HIV infection, and practices relating to access to VCT service. RESULTS: Only 25% correctly identified the main modes of transmission and the main preventative measures of HIV and this knowledge was significantly higher in who had had more than one sexual partner and have not always used a condom during the intercourse in the last year, in those who have received information about HIV/AIDS through physician, and in those who have received middle school or lower educational level. The perceived risk of contracting HIV/AIDS was significantly higher in respondents of lower age, in those who perceived a better personal health status, and in those unmarried. Only 20.9% reported that they had received the HIV test and males and those who visited a physician or participated in preventive activities about HIV/AIDS were significantly more likely to have had an HIV test. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the need to disseminate information and interventions to this population. |
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spelling | pubmed-37295312013-08-01 Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in Italy Di Giuseppe, Gabriella Sessa, Alessandra Mollo, Silvana Corbisiero, Natascia Angelillo, Italo F BMC Infect Dis Research Article BACKGROUND: This study assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and counseling services and the predictor characteristics of these outcomes among individuals who presented for the first time to Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) public services. METHODS: A sample of 244 subjects in the geographic area of Naples (Italy) received a self-administered anonymous questionnaire about socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes relating to HIV infection, and practices relating to access to VCT service. RESULTS: Only 25% correctly identified the main modes of transmission and the main preventative measures of HIV and this knowledge was significantly higher in who had had more than one sexual partner and have not always used a condom during the intercourse in the last year, in those who have received information about HIV/AIDS through physician, and in those who have received middle school or lower educational level. The perceived risk of contracting HIV/AIDS was significantly higher in respondents of lower age, in those who perceived a better personal health status, and in those unmarried. Only 20.9% reported that they had received the HIV test and males and those who visited a physician or participated in preventive activities about HIV/AIDS were significantly more likely to have had an HIV test. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the need to disseminate information and interventions to this population. BioMed Central 2013-06-19 /pmc/articles/PMC3729531/ /pubmed/23783146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-277 Text en Copyright © 2013 Di Giuseppe et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Di Giuseppe, Gabriella Sessa, Alessandra Mollo, Silvana Corbisiero, Natascia Angelillo, Italo F Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in Italy |
title | Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in Italy |
title_full | Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in Italy |
title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in Italy |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in Italy |
title_short | Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding HIV among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in Italy |
title_sort | knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding hiv among first time attenders of voluntary counseling and testing services in italy |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3729531/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23783146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-277 |
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