Ekuklu, GalipTokuc, Burcu2024-06-122024-06-1220091300-02922146-9040https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/18005Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes for HIV/AIDS among medical students of the Trakya University Medical Faculty. Material and Methods: The sample group including 210 students was selected among 830 students enrolled in the medical faculty by 25% sampling after weighting for sex and classes. A structured questionnaire including 10 open-ended and 6 close-ended questions (total 16 questions) was given to the students under direct observation. Results: The students gave correct answers to 85% of the knowledge questions. In the first three classes, the level of knowledge on the routes of transmission and the body fluids containing the HIV virus was inadequate. In the 1(st) and 2(nd) classes, homosexuality and/or bisexuality was not considered a risk for HIV/AIDS. Eighty-five percent of students reported mass media as the main source of information on HIV/AIDS and approximately 60% thought their knowledge was inadequate. Overall, 43% of medical students had some negative attitudes like objection to being in the same class with an HIV positive person. Conclusion: The lack of knowledge on HIV/AIDS among medical students is a major issue and may have a negative effect on the fight against HIV/AIDS, because in the future, these students will serve as health care providers. Therefore, the medical curriculum should be revised for content, time and form of lessons on HIV/AIDS.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeEducation, Medical, GraduateStudents, MedicalHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeCollege-StudentsAidsArticle29615981604Q4WOS:0002739155000352-s2.0-76749145181Q4