Transmission and Prevention of HIV/AIDS among LGBTQIA+ Community

Abstract: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) education and awareness focusing on its modes of transmission and preventive measures are timely and relevant in the country across all ages and sexual identities. The study aimed to assess the extent of transmission and prevention among the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual and more (LGBTQIA+) community members in eastern parts of Pangasinan including Urdaneta City, Villasis, and Umingan. The self-administered questionnaires that include the HIV/AIDS modes of transmission and preventive measures were distributed to the LGBTQIA+ community members with a total sample of 133. Descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of data. The results revealed that most the members of the LGBTQIA+ community members were moderately knowledgeable on the transmission of HIV/AIDS. In terms of the extent of prevention which is classified into three aspects, namely: physical, behaviora

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Puissant ; 3 (2022) ; 408-432

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2022
• Creator: Peralta, Rusell F. ; Garin, Zosima C.

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-77747-0
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:35 AM CEST