HIV INFECTION AND THE TURKISH PEOPLE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF SAFRANBOLU INHABITANTS

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dc.authoridGUNGOR, Tugba/0000-0001-8978-1701
dc.authoridOKSAY SAHIN, Aysegul/0000-0003-2965-4334
dc.contributor.authorAndsoy, Isil Isik
dc.contributor.authorGungor, Tugba
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Aysegul Oksay
dc.contributor.authorKar, Gulcan
dc.contributor.authorErgil, Perize
dc.contributor.authorInanmaz, Nurcan
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:11:13Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:11:13Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS were examined in a Muslim population living in the Safranbolu District of Turkey. Materials and methods: The survey was conducted over 431 participants in December 2011. A questionnaire, consisting of 47 questions, was used to measure the level of participants' knowledge and attitudes about HIV. Results: The findings indicated that the participants have sufficient knowledge of HIV and present positive attitudes toward persons living with HIV (PLWH). Nevertheless, 84% of participants stated that they would not sit in the same armchair with a PLWH, 60.3% that they would not kiss a PLWH. Mass media was the main source of information. More than half of the participants also stated their desire to learn more about HIV. Conclusions: Participants' levels of knowledge about HIV did not match their behaviors and attitudes about HIV. Due to this, education strategies to enhance knowledge levels and to develop positive attitudes toward PLWH should be employed.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage610en_US
dc.identifier.issn0393-6384
dc.identifier.issn2283-9720
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage603en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/8274
dc.identifier.volume29en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000330151200001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCarbone Editoreen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Medica Mediterraneaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAIDSen_US
dc.subjectattitudeen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleHIV INFECTION AND THE TURKISH PEOPLE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF SAFRANBOLU INHABITANTSen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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