HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes of Palestinian women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
OBJECTIVE
To explore Palestinian women's knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards HIV/ AIDS.


METHODS
Data used in this study were collected as a part of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2004 in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).


RESULTS
Most of the women in the OPT (93.4%) had heard of AIDS. They had fair general knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention methods and transmission. TV was the main source of information about HIV/AIDS. Among the determinants of HIV/AIDS knowledge identified by this study were education, region, and locality.


CONCLUSIONS
A research-informed policy concerning HIV/AIDS prevention should be formulated.
Husseini
Abdullatif
A
Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University, Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. abdullatifhusseini@yahoo.com
Abu-Rmeileh
Niveen Me
NM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East; D011287:Prejudice; D011639:Public Opinion; D013690:Television; D014930:Women / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*