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HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention knowledge low among Nepalese adolescents

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 23rd, 2006

HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention knowledge is low among Nepalese adolescents and young adults.

According to investigators in the United States, "This paper reports an exploration of Nepalese adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of HIV/AIDS. Nepal is confronted with an increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS among adolescents and young adults.

"A priority of nurses and other health professionals in Nepal is the prevention of the spread of HIV infection. The first step in prevention is assessing the HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of adolescents."

"A cross-sectional correlational design was carried out in 2003 in a...

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