The impact of an educational film on promoting knowledge and attitudes toward HIV in soldiers of the Serbian Armed Forces.

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      Publisher: Military Medical Academy, INI Country of Publication: Serbia NLM ID: 21530700R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0042-8450 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00428450 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Vojnosanit Pregl Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2013>- : Belgrade, Serbia : Military Medical Academy, INI
      Original Publication: Beograd : Institut Vojnomedicinski Dokumentaciju
    • Subject Terms:
      Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* ; Military Medicine* ; Motion Pictures* ; Vulnerable Populations*/psychology; HIV Infections/*prevention & control ; Health Education/*methods ; Military Personnel/*education; Adolescent ; Adult ; HIV Infections/diagnosis ; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; HIV Infections/psychology ; Humans ; Male ; Military Personnel/psychology ; Risk Factors ; Serbia ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Background/aim: Millions of soldiers around the world represent one of the most vulnerable populations regarding exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The programs for HIV prevention remain the most viable approach to reducing the spread of HIV infection. Very few studies have tested the effectiveness of HIV preventive interventions undertaken in military population. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of educational film to transfer knowledge about HIV infection to soldiers.
      Methods: We performed a quasi-experimental study among 102 soldiers of the Serbian Armed Forces. The experimental intervention consisted of the HIV knowledge pre-questionnaire, watching a film on HIV knowledge, then the post-HIV knowledge questionnaire. The results of pre- and post-HIV knowledge questionnaires were compared.
      Results: There were 23 questions in the test. The average total score on the questionnaire before watching the film was 18.23 and after watching it was 20.14, which was statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). CONCLU- SIONS: The results of the study show that viewing a film on HIV infection is an effective method of transferring knowledge about HIV to the Serbian military population.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20150915 Date Completed: 20150928 Latest Revision: 20190918
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.2298/vsp140226042j
    • Accession Number:
      26364448