Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding HIV among medical students in Zagreb, Croatia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students, as future health-care providers (HCPs) play a significant role in shaping attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and should possess adequate knowledge of this infection. The study aim was to assess knowledge about HIV among medical students of the University of Zagreb School of Medicine, and to determine the level of discriminatory attitudes towards PLWHA.

Methods

We assessed knowledge about epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of HIV by using closed-ended and multiple-choice questions. Likert-scale questions were employed to determine attitudes towards PLWHA. Bivariate and multivariate ordinal logistic regression was used to assess correlates of certain discriminatory attitudes.

Results

561 medical students participated,

SUBMITTER: Ljubas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11401420 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature