Assessment of Hiv/Aids Information Among Preclinical and Clinical Medical Students

Background: this study investigated the basic and transmitted information of medical students towards hiv/aids in clinical and preclinical courses, as well as the sources they usually use to get information. methods: this descriptive analytical study was carried out on 220 medical students in preclinical and clinical course, using a stratified random sampling method in 2015-2016. the study instrument was extracted from a who questionnaire. results: the mean age of the present participants was 22.31+2.97 years. most of them were female 130 (65.7%) and 154 (77.4%) were single. there is no statistically significant difference in basic and transmitted information among preclinical and clinical students (22.11+1.66 vs 22.08+1.70, p value=0.91). the most of the students reported that books (85.85%) were their main source of getting information about hiv/aids, followed by friendship organizations (32.82%) and television (29.29%). most students reported they need more treatment information (59.59%), as well as information on prevention (42.42%) and modes of transmission (39.89%). conclusion: the present study showed that medical students have some knowledge about hiv/aids, but there are some considerable misconceptions in their basic and transmitted knowledge that require more attention to revise the hiv educational curricula.