Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
HIV and AIDS Review, cilt.5, sa.2, ss.17-24, 2006 (Scopus)
Background: HIV/AIDS is not a major health threat in Turkey. Although there is no reliable data on HIV/AIDS, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be very low. However, considering that the rates of prevalence are higher in Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries, because of her geographical location between these two regions, Turkey may run into an increasing risk of HIV/AIDS. Material/Methods: The TDHS-2003 included questions to assess the level of awareness of HIV/AIDS. These questions were asked to ever-married women aged 15-49 in half of the selected households. Results: According to TDHS-2003, about every nine out ten ever married women aged 15-49 had heard about AIDS in Turkey and more often in urban areas. Education level is a really significant factor for the awareness of the diseases. Conclusions: For a respondent who answered the question "Have you ever heard of AIDS" positively, the answer may not necessarily imply thorough knowledge about AIDS. When the respondents were asked about details on AIDS, it was found that although most of them had heard about AIDS before, the knowledge level about AIDS was low.