Abstract

MUGUERCIA FORNARIS, Arianne; GALA VIDAL, Hector  and  NARANJO PACHECO, Carlos Raidel. Educational intervention on the human immunodeficiency virus and Aids in citizens from Honduras in El Carrizal. MEDISAN [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.1, pp.73-81. ISSN 1029-3019.

A community educational intervention was carried out in 50 women, in fertility age, belonging to the village "El Carrizal" from San José de Colinas municipality, Santa Bárbara department (Honduras), from November to May, 2008, aiming at modifying the knowledge level on the human immunodeficiency virus and aids. Two groups of 25 patients each were formed in order to give information about that topic by means of 8 working sessions. The Mc Nemar test was applied, with a significance of p<0.01 and 95% of effectiveness and a satisfactory modification to knowledge was obtained.

Keywords : human immunodeficiency virus; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; women; educational intervention; knowledge; Honduras.

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