HIV/AIDS Disease Control
HIV/AIDS knowledge is lacking in paramedical students in Saudi Arabia
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 27th, 2005
According to recent research from Saudi Arabia, "The present study aimed to build a baseline profile for knowledge and attitudes of Saudi paramedical students toward human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS).
"The study was a cross-sectional one conducted on a sample selected from health institutes and colleges in Saudi Arabia during the calendar year 2002/2003. A high percentage of students correctly perceive the risk presented by HIV/AIDS."
"Extramarital sex and unprotected sex were the most frequently mentioned risky...
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