2016, Number 3
Knowledge about prevention ofHuman Immunodeficiency Virus sexual transmission in the community La Silsa
Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 377-387
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: The Sexual Transmission Infections (STI) represents a serious problem worldwide, regarding health, economics and social issues.Objective: To determine the knowledge level about the prevention of sexual transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a group of population between 15–49 years old in the community of La Silsa.
Material and methods: Was performed an intervention study in the community of La Silsa, El Libertador municipality, Caracas, Venezuela about ,knowledge and changes of attitudes about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, applying a questionnaire before and after the intervention. The study was designed in three stages: Diagnosis, Intervention, and Evaluation.
Results: Was found out that the most frequent age group was from 15 to 19 years old (22.3 %) and the predominant gender was the feminine with 54.1 %. It was observed that 59.4 % has a basic grade level, with predominance of the feminine sex. After the study was achieved that 84.5 % have the knowledge about how to make protected sex, 100 % know which the suitable moment to put the condom is, and 98.7 % recognized the risk of infection from HIV.
Conclusions: With the intervention, was positively achieve a change of the knowledge level about HIV, regarding: the performance of protected sex, the use of condom and the risk conditions for the infection by the HIV.
REFERENCES
García Alúm NE, Méndez Romero G, Gutiérrez Machado AJ, Pérez Labrador J, Aranda Reyes R. Actitudes hacia el uso del condón masculino para la prevención del VIH/SIDA en estudiantes de medicina. Revista Ciencias Médicas [revista en la Internet]. 2011;15(3):38-49.[Citado 2 abr 2013]. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1561- 31942011000300005&lng=es
Fadragas Fernández A, Valdés Sánchez M, Fernández Machin LM. Caracterización del nivel de información sobre ITS/VIH/SIDA en adolescentes de la Escuela Secundaria Básica "José Luis Arruñada". Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [revista en la Internet]. 2012 Mar; 28(1):15-25. [Citado 2 abr 2013]. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864- 21252012000100003&lng=es