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. 2013 Apr;4(4):484-8.

Thematic Analysis of Iranian Female Adolescents' Perceptions About HIV/AIDS: A Qualitative Study

Elham Ahmadnezhad  1 , Nariman Sepehrvand, Sanaz Hatami, Farshid Fayyazjahani, Somayyeh Ahmadnezhad, Mohammad Karamyyar, Shahrzad Bazarganhejazi
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Thematic Analysis of Iranian Female Adolescents' Perceptions About HIV/AIDS: A Qualitative Study

Elham Ahmadnezhad et al. Int J Prev Med. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

Background: HIV/AIDS continues to be a major global health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate common opinions and beliefs about HIV/AIDS among Iranian teenager girls.

Methods: This Qualitative study (face-to-face interviews with tape recording) was conducted among fifty female teenager school students in Urmia-Iran.

Results: The thematic analysis indicated the main information sources for HIV/AIDS among teenage girls to be their mother and teachers. The participants had little concern about the dissemination of HIV/AIDS in Iran. Using a common syringe is mentioned as the main risk factor for HIV transmission. There were some misconceptions about the at-risk group among teenage girls.

Conclusions: Considering the misconceptions among the teenage girls, their beliefs should be reformed and reorganized in order to reduce the risk of exposure to HIV. The best practice is training life skills in the school level.

Keywords: Girls; HIV/AIDS; Iran; adolescents; qualitative study.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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