Knowledge and Risk Perception toward HIV/AIDS among Students of the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”

Violeta Zefi^*

Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2015.63018                

Abstract

The primary goal of this research paper is to examine knowledge about HIV/AIDS and the perceived risk of infection with HIV among students in Kosovo. The research method used in this study is the quantitative one where data were collected through questionnaire. The survey was conducted with two hundred students of the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, from four study fields: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Knowledge about HIV/AIDS among students was not complete, i.e. they have misconceptions regarding the ways of transmission of HIV virus. The less that students were informed on HIV/AIDS, the higher was their level of stigma. Perception of risk to HIV/AIDS was very low.

Keywords

Level of Knowledge, Risk Perception, HIV/AIDS, Students, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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