Ethnic and cultural differences in knowledge about HIV and AIDS : a study of 150 young women from Sweden, Chile and Ecuador
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This article illustrates the differences in knowledge about HIV and AIDS and attitudes among 150 young women from three different countries Sweden, Chile and Ecuador. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of age, education, ethnicity and religion on young women's knowledge of HIV and AIDS. This study shows that ethnicity is the most important independent variable influencing the level of knowledge (stepwise logistic regression).