Volume 18, Issue 3 (Paramedical Sciences and Military Health (Autumn 2023) 2023)
Paramedical Sciences and Military Health 2023, 18(3): 66-76 |
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Dezhgam N, Taghiloo H. Investigating the Level of Students' Awareness about AIDS: A Narrative Review. Paramedical Sciences and Military Health 2023; 18 (3) :66-76
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1- Department of Operating Room, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Operating Room and Anesthesiology, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran ,Taghiloo1372@zums.ac.ir
2- Department of Operating Room and Anesthesiology, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran ,
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Introduction: AIDS, as one of the most dangerous infectious diseases in the world, is a major health problem and the most important challenge of the health system. Moreover, prevention is known as the most important way to deal with it. Prevention of AIDS requires gaining awareness about the disease, how it is transmitted, and ways to prevent it. The purpose of this review study is to investigate the level of students’ awareness about AIDS.
Methods and Materials: This review article has been performed using awareness, students, AIDS, human immunodeficiency virus keywords and their English equivalents through PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, SID and Magiran databases, and Google Scholar search engine from the years of 2010 to 2023. 124 articles were extracted. Finally, 18 studies were included considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: The findings indicate that the level of students’ awareness of AIDS and HIV was different in different areas and different fields of study. In addition, students had misconceptions about the methods of transmission of this disease.
Discussion and Conclusion: According to the findings of the research and the different levels of students’ awareness about AIDS, there are needs of interventions such as providing different training to this group, so that the students’ awareness improves to an optimal level and this issue prevents the spread of this disease.
Methods and Materials: This review article has been performed using awareness, students, AIDS, human immunodeficiency virus keywords and their English equivalents through PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, SID and Magiran databases, and Google Scholar search engine from the years of 2010 to 2023. 124 articles were extracted. Finally, 18 studies were included considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: The findings indicate that the level of students’ awareness of AIDS and HIV was different in different areas and different fields of study. In addition, students had misconceptions about the methods of transmission of this disease.
Discussion and Conclusion: According to the findings of the research and the different levels of students’ awareness about AIDS, there are needs of interventions such as providing different training to this group, so that the students’ awareness improves to an optimal level and this issue prevents the spread of this disease.
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Received: 2023/09/5 | Accepted: 2023/12/10 | Published: 2024/05/21
Received: 2023/09/5 | Accepted: 2023/12/10 | Published: 2024/05/21
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