Behavioral Surveillance of Knowledge About HIV/AIDS Transmission and Perceived Need for Additional Knowledge in a National Sample of Young Israeli Men and Women Between 1993 and 2005

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• 作者：Becca S. Feldman (1) beccafel@gmail.com
  Jeremy D. Kark (1)
  Salman Zarka (2)
  Omer Ankol (2)
  Valeria Letyagina (1)
  Ronny A. Shtarkshall (1)
• 关键词：HIV/AIDS knowledge &#8211 ; HIV/AIDS information sources &#8211 ; Perceived need for HIV/AIDS information &#8211 ; Israel &#8211 ; Army
• 刊名：AIDS and Behavior
• 出版时间：January 2011
• 出版年：2011
• 期刊代码：3_1090-7165
• 类别：bs
• 卷：15
• 期：1
• 页码：193-203
• 数据来源：sp

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The study examines trends in knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevention, perceived need for more information, and knowledge sources among 20,619 Israeli army releasees between 1993 and 2005. HIV/AIDS knowledge was strongly associated with education, lower religiosity and receiving information via the media in both genders, changing non-linearly over time. Need for more information was associated with low knowledge level among men (OR= 2.14; CI: 1.84&#8211;2.49; P < .0001) and women (OR 1.48; CI: 1.21&#8211;1.81; P < .0001). The findings underscore the need to reach those groups whose knowledge remains low over time utilizing the media, the preferred knowledge source, recognizing that a segment believes they do not need more information despite having low HIV/AIDS knowledge.