PREMARITAL COUPLE'S OPINIONS ABOUT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF AIDS IN YAZD, IRAN

  • Seyed Hossein Shahcheraghi Infectious Diseases Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Jamshid Ayatollahi Infectious Diseases Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Mohammad Ali BagheriNasabSarab Medicine Faculty, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Mahshad shabani shahrbabaki Medicine Faculty, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shiraz, Iran
  • Razieh Akhondi Infectious Diseases Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Ali Fattahi Bafghi Medical Parasitology & Mycology Department., The School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Keywords: HIV, Couples, Premarital

Abstract

Objective: The Purpose of this study was to assess the opinions of couples referred to the family regulation pre-marital counseling center about the prevention and treatment of HIV infection.

Material and Methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, a simple random sampling was done among young couples referred to the premarital counseling center. The couples were 1000 men and 1000 women referred to the mentioned center. Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS software and a chi-square statistical test.

Results: There was a statistically significant difference between educational (p= 0.000) and occupational (p= 0.041) groups about this subject that AIDS is treated as definitive. Also, there was a statistically significant difference between age and educational groups (p= 0.000) about the fact that AIDS is preventable.

Conclusion: According to the results, it can be concluded that enhancing the level of education as a strategy to enhance the voluntary cooperation of couples with premarital counseling centers.

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How to Cite
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Shahcheraghi SH, Ayatollahi J, BagheriNasabSarab MA, shahrbabaki M shabani, Akhondi R, Bafghi AF. PREMARITAL COUPLE’S OPINIONS ABOUT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF AIDS IN YAZD, IRAN. Med. res. chronicles [Internet]. 2015Aug.29 [cited 2024Dec.23];2(4):557-63. Available from: https://medrech.com/index.php/medrech/article/view/122
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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015): Jul-Aug
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Original Research Article

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