Percepción de Riesgo ante el VIH/sida en adolescentes del municipio Bartolomé Masó / Risk Perception for HIV / AIDS in adolescents from Bartolome Maso's Municipality

RESUMEN

Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, de corte transversal, con el objetivo de determinar el nivel de percepción de riesgo ante el VIH/sida en adolescentes de 8vo grado, pertenecientes a la ESBEC Columna Invasora, Consejo Popular Caney de Las Mercedes, del municipio Bartolomé Masó, en el período comprendido entre octubre de 2013 y mayo de 2014. La población de estudio quedó conformada por 115 adolescentes del 8vo grado. La muestra se seleccionó mediante el muestreo aleatorio simple y quedó constituida por 35 adolescentes. Se aplicó una encuesta elaborada por la autora, con el objetivo de determinar la percepción de riesgo ante el VIH/sida a través de las dimensiones nivel de conocimientos, severidad y vulnerabilidad percibidas(AU)

ABSTRACT

A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in order to determine the level of risk perception of HIV / AIDS among adolescents from 8th grade, belonging to the School Columna Invasora, Popular Council Caney de Las Mercedes in Bartolome Maso Municipality during the period October 2013 and May 2014. The study population was made by 115 students from 8th grade. The sample was formed by 35 adolescents and it was selected by simple random sampling. It was applied a survey performed by the author, in order to determine the risk perception for HIV / AIDS through the level of knowledge, severity and perceived vulnerability. Statistical processing was performed using absolute numbers and percentages. The results were summarized and presented in tables. In the adolescents surveyed prevailed the low risk perception of HIV / AIDS, which was given by the low level of knowledge in males and medium level in females, the perceived severity behaved in a medium level for both sexes and the vulnerability perceived in this condition was absent in the adolescents of the study(EU)