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(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2012) Cecilio Pachas, Sheila Cilene; Quiroz Gallo, Karen Lisset; Arispe Alburqueque, Claudia Milagros
Objective: To determine the level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS, risk factors, and preventive measures among adolescent students from two educational institutions in Lima in 2012. Materials and Methods: Observational, analytical, and comparative study. Two groups were included: Group A, with 115 students from the San José Private Educational Institution; and Group B, with 115 students from the Antenor Orrego Espinoza National Educational Institution. Inferential analysis utilized the Student's t-test for independent samples and the chi-square test for independence. Results: The level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS was moderate in both institutions, with 68.7% in the national school and 61.7% in the private school. Knowledge about risk factors was high in the national school (35.7%) and moderate in the private school (35.7%). Regarding knowledge about HIV prevention, it was moderate in the national school (53.9%) and high in the private school (60%). The overall evaluation of knowledge level, risk factors, and preventive measures regarding HIV/AIDS was moderate, with 81.7% in the national school and 71.3% in the private school. These variables showed no significant relationship (p = 0.118). Conclusions: The level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and its risk factors is higher in the national school compared to the private school, except for the level of prevention knowledge, which is higher in the private school.