Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome has remained one of the priority global public health challenges. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the attitudes related to HIV/AIDS among students in a public university in Malaysia. The students were selected based on a two-stage probability...
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| author | Rahnama, Rozina Gyanchand Rampal, Lekhraj Rampal Lye, Munn Sann Abdul Rahman, Hejar |
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| description | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome has remained one of the priority global public health challenges. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the attitudes related to HIV/AIDS among students in a public university in Malaysia. The students were selected based on a two-stage probability proportionate to size random sampling method. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 17. Out of the 1773 respondents, 57.3 % were female and the mean age was 22.5 years. The results showed that only 19.5 % stated that they will inform their partners or family if diagnosed positive for HIV infection and 43 % were willing to care for an HIV infected person in their own house. The overall mean attitude score was 24.1. Knowledge was significantly associated with the attitude towards HIV/AIDS among students. However, age, educational level, marital status, place of residence was not associated with the attitude towards HIV/AIDS among students. |
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| spelling | upm-244322019-11-26T01:50:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24432/ Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia Rahnama, Rozina Gyanchand Rampal, Lekhraj Rampal Lye, Munn Sann Abdul Rahman, Hejar Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome has remained one of the priority global public health challenges. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the attitudes related to HIV/AIDS among students in a public university in Malaysia. The students were selected based on a two-stage probability proportionate to size random sampling method. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 17. Out of the 1773 respondents, 57.3 % were female and the mean age was 22.5 years. The results showed that only 19.5 % stated that they will inform their partners or family if diagnosed positive for HIV infection and 43 % were willing to care for an HIV infected person in their own house. The overall mean attitude score was 24.1. Knowledge was significantly associated with the attitude towards HIV/AIDS among students. However, age, educational level, marital status, place of residence was not associated with the attitude towards HIV/AIDS among students. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24432/1/24432.pdf Rahnama, Rozina and Gyanchand Rampal, Lekhraj Rampal and Lye, Munn Sann and Abdul Rahman, Hejar (2011) Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia. Global Journal of Health Science, 3 (1). pp. 128-134. ISSN 1916-9736; ESSN: 1916-9744 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/gjhs/article/view/7752 10.5539/gjhs.v3n1p128 |
| spellingShingle | Rahnama, Rozina Gyanchand Rampal, Lekhraj Rampal Lye, Munn Sann Abdul Rahman, Hejar Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia |
| title | Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia |
| title_full | Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia |
| title_short | Factors influencing students' attitude towards HIV/AIDS in a public university, Malaysia |
| title_sort | factors influencing students' attitude towards hiv/aids in a public university, malaysia |
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