Assessment of Knowledge Levels of Family Medicine Residents About HIV/AIDS

Abstract

drome (AIDS) is increasing in Turkey. As the first admission point, the level of knowledge of familyphysicians is important in screening, diagnosis, and early treatment of this disease. We aimed todetermine the areas that need to be improved by evaluating the knowledge level of family medicine residents about this topic.Methods: This cross-sectional study carried out on family medicine residents who were trained inTraining and Education Hospital of Health Sciences University, in Istanbul, Turkey. A 23-item questionnaire included questions about HIV/AIDS and demographics, and 12 questions were 3-pointLikert-type questions. Points were collected, and the median value was taken; above-median values were evaluated as knowledge sufficiency (Cronbach’s alfa, 0.72). The statistical significancelevel of alpha was accepted as p