出版社:Universidade Federal do Parana̧, Departamento de Psicologia
摘要:The aim of this study was to better explain the attitudes of university students regarding the decisionto undergo HIV testing and the possibility of taking part in studies on vaccinations, by categorizingthese students from a socio-demographic viewpoint. The participants were 645 students from differentundergraduate courses at a university in the South of Brazil – mean age 25.32 years, 442 (68.5%) werefemale and 202 (31.3%) were male). A questionnaire was administered, with 33 multiple choicequestions, covering socio-demographic data, as well as objective and hypothetical situations. Theresults clearly showed that 197 (30.5%) of the participants had been tested for HIV. One met astatistical significant association (Exact of Fisher = 0,000) and a high correlation (0,000) betweenhaving been tested and to have thoughts on the same. The study revealed the need for universityspaces to provide for the possibility of discussions and specific campaigns.