AIDS-related knowledge and misconceptions among high secondary school teachers and students in Kassala, Sudan.
An AIDS-related knowledge study was carried out on a sample of 462 high secondary school teachers and students, in Kassala, eastern Sudan. The results showed high scores of knowledge about AIDS-transmission and general knowledge about the disease. However, there was a high frequency of AIDS-related misconceptions, especially among females and among teachers and students in the science education track. The study calls for more focus on these misconceptions in health education campaigns regarding AIDS.
Elzubier
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
el Nour
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Ansari
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013397:Sudan; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires