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    Evaluación y modificación de los conocimientos actitudes y prácticas en los estudiantes de la Escuela de Trabajo Social de la Facultad de Jurisprudencia de la Universidad de Cuenca, frente a las infecciones de transmisión sexual ITS y VIH/SIDA
    (2010) Beltrán Serrano, Henry Eduardo; Buenaño Rodríguez, Christian Eduardo; Cabrera Bustamante, Gabriel Alejandro; Freire Solano, Eulalia del Carmen; Freire Solano, Eulalia del Carmen
    Objective. Evaluate and modify knowledge, attitudes and practices of students in the school of Social Work from the University of Cuenca on sexual transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS. Materials and methods. With a design cuasiexperimental (before and after) included 100 students from the school working social of the University of Cuenca, instructional period 2008-2009, who conducted a survey on knowledge, attitudes and practices and self-efficacy, scale before and after a module educational intervention. Results. 100 Students participated before and after the intervention. The average age of the sample was 21.8 ± 4.2 years. 63 % Was between 18 and 21 years. Prevailed 85% women and single men were 87%. 91% Was Catholic and 88% of the resident sample in urban area. The age of first intercourse is 17.7 ± 2.2 in 56% of the sample, 44% (2% men and women 42%) said not having a sexual relationship. Modification of knowledge about ITS routes of transmission, symptoms and forms of healing (P < 0.05) was obtained. Increased use of prophylactic intention (P < 0,05). Practices increased the consistent use of condoms (P < 0.05). Intervention raised the level of self-efficacy and culture of monogamy (P < 0,05), Conclusions: educational if modified knowledge, attitudes and practices, the students of the school of social work of the University of Cuenca, on STIs and HIV/AIDS and raised the level of self-efficacy to HIV/AIDS intervention. Key words: infections of STDs, HIV/AIDS, knowledge, attitudes and practices.