Knowledge about prevention ofHuman Immunodeficiency Virus sexual transmission in the community La Silsa

• Main Authors: Emilio Vidal Borras (Author), Marlín Páez Dominguez (Author), Juana Fiallo Llanes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Introduction</strong>: The Sexual Transmission Infections (STI) represents a serious problem worldwide, regarding health, economics and social issues.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Objective:</strong> To determine the knowledge level about the prevention of sexual transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a group of population between 15 - 49 years old in the community of La Silsa.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Material and methods:</strong> Was performed an intervention study in the community of La Silsa, El Libertador municipality, Caracas, Venezuela about ,knowledge and changes of attitudes about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, applying a questionnaire before and after the intervention. The study was designed in three stages: Diagnosis, Intervention, and Evaluation.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Results:</strong> Was found out that the most frequent age group was from 15 to 19 years old (22.3 %) and the predominant gender was the feminine with 54.1 %. It was observed that 59.4 % has a basic grade level, with predominance of the feminine sex. After the study was achieved that 84.5 % have the knowledge about how to make protected sex, 100 % know which the suitable moment to put the condom is, and 98.7 % recognized the risk of infection from HIV. <strong><br /> Conclusions:</strong> With the intervention, was positively achieve a change of the knowledge level about HIV, regarding: the performance of protected sex, the use of condom and the risk conditions for the infection by the HIV.</span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Keywords:</strong> Protected sex, condom, Infection by HIV, knowledge, human immunodeficiency virus, risk, prevention, sexual transmission.</span></p>

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