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Secondary School Adolescents' Knowledge About Hiv/Aids in the State of Guerrero, Mexico

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• Volume 6,Issue 1,Jan.,2019

Year:

2019

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Knowledge, Prevention and Adolescents

Authors:

• Socorro, Dra. Hernandez Nava Imelda
• Leticia, Med. Sex. Sanchez Castillo Martha
• Carmen, Dra. Cruz Velazquez Ma. Del
• Maribel, Dra. Sepulveda Covarrubias
• Lucio, Dr. Diaz Gonzalez

Journal:

IJIRES

Volume:

6

Number:

1

Pages:

110-115

Month:

January

ISSN:

2349-5219

BibTex:

@article{1479, author = "Dra. Hernandez Nava Imelda Socorro and Med. Sex. Sanchez Castillo Martha Leticia and Dra. Cruz Velazquez Ma. Del Carmen and Dra. Sepulveda Covarrubias Maribel and Dr. Diaz Gonzalez Lucio", abstract = "Objective: To determine the level of knowledge (NC) about HIV / AIDS by adolescents from Secondary School of Mazatl{\'a}n, Guerrero, Mexico. Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study, stratified random sampling, with allocation proportional to the size of the school grade, 95% confidence and 5% error, shows 63 students from 12 to 16 years old, out of a total population of 234. Results: average age of the participants is 13 years old, and 48% are of the female gender. 73% Reported a good NC, 22% regular and 5% deficient, those of higher degree lack knowledge about the transmission routes of HIV / AIDS. Those of 2 {\&}quot;degree demonstrated greater knowledge in preventive measures. Conclusion: When evaluating knowledge 3 out of 10 adolescents showed deficient knowledge. Women presented more knowledge than men. What makes it necessary to implement educational interventions to increase knowledge of HIV / AIDS, protecting this group at risk", issn = "23495219", journal = "IJIRES", keywords = "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Knowledge, Prevention and Adolescents", month = "January", number = "1", pages = "110-115", title = "{S}econdary {S}chool {A}dolescents{\&}#039; {K}nowledge {A}bout {H}iv/{A}ids in the {S}tate of {G}uerrero, {M}exico", volume = "6", year = "2019", }

Abstract:

Objective: To determine the level of knowledge (NC) about HIV / AIDS by adolescents from Secondary School of Mazatlán, Guerrero, Mexico. Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study, stratified random sampling, with allocation proportional to the size of the school grade, 95% confidence and 5% error, shows 63 students from 12 to 16 years old, out of a total population of 234. Results: average age of the participants is 13 years old, and 48% are of the female gender. 73% Reported a good NC, 22% regular and 5% deficient, those of higher degree lack knowledge about the transmission routes of HIV / AIDS. Those of 2 "degree demonstrated greater knowledge in preventive measures. Conclusion: When evaluating knowledge 3 out of 10 adolescents showed deficient knowledge. Women presented more knowledge than men. What makes it necessary to implement educational interventions to increase knowledge of HIV / AIDS, protecting this group at risk

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