Knowledge, attitude and prevention behavior on HIV/AIDS among students at Tay Do University

Abstract

The study aims to determine the proportion of students with correct knowledge and positive attitudes about the prevention of HIV/AIDS infection and to learn some factors related to knowledge and attitudes about preventing HIV/AIDS infection among students at Tay Do University.  A cross-sectional descriptive study was made on over 498 freshmen at the Tay Do University from February to May in 2023. The research uses SPSS 20.0 software to enter, process and analyze data. The results showed that the students having the correct knowledge and positive attitude toward prevention were 5,2% and 13,7%. Factors related to correct knowledge include: gender, and major. One factor related to positive attitude included their major subject of study. The results showed that the percentage of freshmen with correct knowledge and positive attitudes was very low. Therefore, it is necessary to promote health education and communication in schools and communities such as causes, symptoms, consequences and measures to prevent HIV/AIDS infection to raise awareness and the correct attitude.