Natalia Villegas Rodríguez1, Lilian Marcela Ferrer Lagunas2, Rosina Cianelli Acosta3, Sarah Miner4, Loreto Lara Campos5, Nilda Peragallo6. 1. Enfermera matrona, Magíster en Enfermería y Candidata a Doctora. Universidad de Miami, Estados Unidos. nvillegasr@miami.edu. 2. Enfermera. Profesora Doctora de la Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile. lferrerl@uc.cl. 3. Enfermera. Profesora Doctora de Escuela de Enfermería de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile y de School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Estados Unidos. rcianelli@miami.edu. 4. Enfermera, Magíster en Enfermería. Asistente de Investigación Mano a Mano de la Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile. minersarah@yahoo.com. 5. Enfermera, Candidata a Magíster en Enfermería. Coordinadora de proyectos de Investigación Mano a Mano de la Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile. lnlara@uc.cl. 6. Enfermera. Profesora de Nursing and Health Studies of University of Miami, United States. nperagallo@miami.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between knowledge and self efficacy associated to HIV/AIDS in women from Chile with social disadvantages. METHODOLOGY: Correlation study that uses the baseline assessment of the "Testing an HIV and AIDS intervention in Chilean women" study, carried out between 2006 and 2008, with a sample of 496 women between 18 and 49 years old, in 2 neighborhoods of Santiago de Chile. Participants answered a structured survey conducted by trained interviewers. The survey included questions about sociodemographic information, risk behaviors and a self-efficacy knowledge scale among others. RESULTS: The average age was 32.3±9.1 years, 72.2% live with their partner and 42.7% have completed high school education. The mean score of HIV infection knowledge was 8.9±2.5, while the mean score for the three scales used to measure self-efficacy were: "Peer rules" =9.8±3.6, "Risk reduction intentions =12.2±3.6 and "Self Efficacy Form"=20.2±4.7. HIV knowledge had a weak positive correlation with the "Risk reduction intentions" scale (r=0.19; p<0.0001) and the "Self Efficacy Form" scale (r=0.34; p<0.0001), however there was no correlation with the "Safe sex peer rules" (r=0.13;p=0.78). CONCLUSION: There is a weak positive correlation between the HIV/AIDS related knowledge and self-efficacy among Chilean with social disadvantages.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between knowledge and self efficacy associated to HIV/AIDS in women from Chile with social disadvantages. METHODOLOGY: Correlation study that uses the baseline assessment of the "Testing an HIV and AIDS intervention in Chilean women" study, carried out between 2006 and 2008, with a sample of 496 women between 18 and 49 years old, in 2 neighborhoods of Santiago de Chile. Participants answered a structured survey conducted by trained interviewers. The survey included questions about sociodemographic information, risk behaviors and a self-efficacy knowledge scale among others. RESULTS: The average age was 32.3±9.1 years, 72.2% live with their partner and 42.7% have completed high school education. The mean score of HIV infection knowledge was 8.9±2.5, while the mean score for the three scales used to measure self-efficacy were: "Peer rules" =9.8±3.6, "Risk reduction intentions =12.2±3.6 and "Self Efficacy Form"=20.2±4.7. HIV knowledge had a weak positive correlation with the "Risk reduction intentions" scale (r=0.19; p<0.0001) and the "Self Efficacy Form" scale (r=0.34; p<0.0001), however there was no correlation with the "Safe sex peer rules" (r=0.13;p=0.78). CONCLUSION: There is a weak positive correlation between the HIV/AIDS related knowledge and self-efficacy among Chilean with social disadvantages.
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