A study of the knowledge on HIV in regards to routes of transmission and sexual practices in men between the ages of 20 to 50 in Tehran

Objective: To study the knowledge of 20-50 years old men regarding HIV transmission their sexual practices in 2012. routes and Methods: A cross sectional study on 20-50 years old men visiting barber shops in Tehran, Iran sweaxsu acla rprriaecdt iocue tb tyo qausessetsios ntnhaeiirre sk.n Ao wtoletadlg oef r1e 0g9a7r dinindgiv iHdIuVa ltsr awnesrme iisnscilound erdo uitne so uars swtuedlyl athsr othuegihr cluster sampling. Results: About 93% of the study population correctly answered questions about most probable HIV transmission routes, including blood transfusion, shared syringe and sexual contact whereas 5st5u%d yw ehraed usneaxwuaalr ec oonf tHacIVt wtritahn smmoirses itohna nth oronueg phe brsroena,s ta fmeeodnign tgh. oAseb out 29% of participants in our and 52.8% reported using condom 30% of them were tested for HIV. Conclusions: Educational programs on HIV transmission routes are essential for general opfo puusilnagti ocno.n dWoem a alsnod sittsro enfgfelyc trse ocno mmmineinmdi zeindgu cthatei ncgh amnucelt io fp HarItVn eirnsf epcetioopnl.e regarding

Men,HIV/AIDS, Transmission routes, Knowledge