title: The impact of an educational film on promoting knowledge and attitudes toward HIV in soldiers of the Serbian Armed Forces.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Millions of soldiers around the world represent one of the most vulnerable populations regarding exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The programs for HIV prevention remain the most viable approach to reducing the spread of HIV infection. Very few studies have tested the effectiveness of HIV preventive interventions undertaken in military population. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of educational film to transfer knowledge about HIV infection to soldiers.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a quasi-experimental study among 102 soldiers of the Serbian Armed Forces. The experimental intervention consisted of the HIV knowledge pre-questionnaire, watching a film on HIV knowledge, then the post-HIV knowledge questionnaire. The results of pre- and post-HIV knowledge questionnaires were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 23 questions in the test. The average total score on the questionnaire before watching the film was 18.23 and after watching it was 20.14, which was statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). CONCLU- SIONS: The results of the study show that viewing a film on HIV infection is an effective method of transferring knowledge about HIV to the Serbian military population.
authors.forename: Željko
authors.initials: Ž
authors.lastname: Jadranin
authors.forename: Gordana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dedić
authors.forename: Freda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Šuljagić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009040:Motion Pictures; D012307:Risk Factors; D055771:Serbia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult