title: HIV-related knowledge and AIDS stigma among college students in Yemen.
abstract: The present study analysed data from 501 Yemeni university students to examine their knowledge about HIV and their attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS. The findings indicate that participants had several serious misunderstandings about HIV/AIDS and held negative attitudes toward people living with HIV/ AIDS. Although female students were less knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS than were male students, they held more positive attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS. An overwhelming number of students expressed their willingness to get tested for HIV and recognized that AIDS is a serious issue facing their country. The study provides suggestions for HIV prevention efforts and ideas for future studies in Yemen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. abdallah.badahdah@und.edu
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Badahdah
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sayem
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D057545:Social Stigma; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D015006:Yemen; D055815:Young Adult