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What is the accurate knowledge of the German population regarding sexual HIV transmission?

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Abstract

Objectives:

HIV incidence in Germany is increasing even though the German Federal Centre for Health Education reported that the entire German population (99 %) has sufficient knowledge of sexual HIV transmission. We tried to find out the reason for this discrepancy.

Methods:

HIV transmission knowledge was investigated in a Munich population (n = 317) and the findings compared with a nationwide study.

Results:

No differences in knowledge regarding needle sharing and HIV/AIDS curability were found but, in relation to sexual HIV transmission, only 55.5 % of Munich respondents had sufficient knowledge of vaginal, anal and oral transmission routes.

Conclusions:

The knowledge level reported in the nationwide study is overestimated as a result of the ambiguous character of the questions used.

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  1. AIDS Psychosocial Division Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Frauenlobstr. 9–11, 80337, Munich, Germany

    Laura Kouznetsov MA & Stefan A. Zippel

  2. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany

    Alexander V. Kuznetsov

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  1. Laura Kouznetsov MA
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Correspondence to Laura Kouznetsov MA.

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Submitted: 01 March 2008; revised: 16 January 2009, 20 February 2009; accepted: 30 March 2009

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Kouznetsov, L., Zippel, S.A. & Kuznetsov, A.V. What is the accurate knowledge of the German population regarding sexual HIV transmission?. Int J Public Health 54, 193–195 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-009-8034-4

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