Resumen

LOPEZ FLORIAN, Yamila  y  GONZALEZ LOPEZ, Sabino Alexis. Knowledge on VIH/sida in women of fertile age. First trimester of 2009 Caracas. Venezuela. Rev. Med. Electrón. [online]. 2011, vol.33, n.3, pp.302-309. ISSN 1684-1824.

A descriptive, and cross-sectional investigation was realised to determine the level of knowledge on VIH/sida in the women of fertile age of the Liberating municipality, Metropolitan District of Caracas (DMC), during the first trimester of 2009. A survey validated by the OPS was applied, to explore sociodemographic aspects and knowledge on VIH/sida. The universe was conformed by the 102175 women in fertile age (15-49 years) of the municipality, from which the size of sample with a trustworthiness 95 % calculated and 5 % of error for the worse acceptable result, being 628. Within the survey women although a great number of these women considers to have knowledge on VIH/sida, some deficient subjects, the knowledge are verified on causal agent of AIDS, general characteristics of the infection by VIH/sida, the channels, identification of measures of prevention of the VIH/sida true and effective. The knowledge on VIH/sida was inadequate in the studied group.

Palabras clave : AIDS; knowledge; women; fertile age.

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