Knowledge and attitude about HIV/ AIDS of schoolteachers in Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran.
A cross-sectional interview study was made with 290 teachers in 10 high schools in Yazd city, Islamic Republic of Iran. More than 90% of the participants had previously received information about HIV and AIDS. Only 207 (71.4%) correctly answered all questions on methods of transmission of HIV/AIDS. Most knew about sexual contact (93.1%) and infected blood (92.1%) as methods of transmission. Some teachers (20.3%) thought that mosquitoes could transmit HIV/AIDS. Regarding attitudes toward HIV/AIDS, over 55% of the teachers agreed or strongly agreed that infected people should be quarantined, whereas 17% agreed or strongly agreed that AIDS is a specific disease of those with high-risk sexual behaviour. Married teachers held more positive attitudes toward HIV/AIDS than unmarried teachers.
Department of Health Services, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran. Mazloomy_s@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population