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Khosravani Poor H, Mir mohammad khani M, Najafi L, Davar Panah M A. The Mediating Role of Demographic Variables in the Relationship Between High-Risk Behaviors and HIV/AIDS in the Referrals to Behavioral Disease Counseling Centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2020: A Descriptive Study. JRUMS 2022; 21 (8) :835-852
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The Mediating Role of Demographic Variables in the Relationship Between High-Risk Behaviors and HIV/AIDS in the Referrals to Behavioral Disease Counseling Centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2020: A Descriptive Study
Hojjatollah Khosravani Poor[1], Majid Mirmohammadkhani[2], Leila Najafi[3], Mohammad Ali Davar Panah[4]
Received: 01/05/2022 Sent for Revision: 29/05/2022 Received Revised Manuscript: 01/11/2022 Accepted: 02/11/2022
Background and Objectives: Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is an emerging disease that has a close relationship with high-risk behaviors and affected different age groups, gender, race, culture, and social and economic classes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of demographic variables in the relationship between high-risk behaviors and HIV/AIDS.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted using the census method on 3838 people referred to behavioral disease counseling centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2020. The data collection tool was the national software for registering behavioral diseases consultation, including demographic variables and high-risk behaviors in two groups of HIV/AIDS identified as positive and negative. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.
Results: According to the final model, demographic variables explain 13.46% of disease cases, but high-risk behaviors explain 44.40% of disease cases. Therefore, the explanatory power of demographic variables in contracting the disease is lower than high-risk behaviors, so demographic variables do not play a mediating role. The relationship between demographic variables and high-risk behaviors and HIV/AIDS was statistically significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings, demographic variables do not play a mediating role, and considering the significant relationship between demographic variables and high-risk behaviors and AIDS, demographic variables play a confounding role. Therefore, continuous educational programs in the field of prevention and control of high-risk behaviors will be very helpful in reducing the incidence of AIDS.
Key words: Mediating role, High-risk behaviors, Demographic variables, HIV/AIDS, Counseling centers
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University, Semnan Branch, approved the study (IR.IAU.semnan.REC1399.012).
How to cite this article: Khosravani Poor Hojjatollah, Mirmohammadkhani Majid, Najafi Leila, Davar Panah Mohammad Ali. The Mediating Role of Demographic Variables in the Relationship Between High-Risk Behaviors and HIV/AIDS in the Referrals to Behavioral Disease Counseling Centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2019: A Descriptive Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2022; 21 (8): 835-52. [Farsi]
Hojjatollah Khosravani Poor[1], Majid Mirmohammadkhani[2], Leila Najafi[3], Mohammad Ali Davar Panah[4]
Received: 01/05/2022 Sent for Revision: 29/05/2022 Received Revised Manuscript: 01/11/2022 Accepted: 02/11/2022
Background and Objectives: Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is an emerging disease that has a close relationship with high-risk behaviors and affected different age groups, gender, race, culture, and social and economic classes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of demographic variables in the relationship between high-risk behaviors and HIV/AIDS.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted using the census method on 3838 people referred to behavioral disease counseling centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2020. The data collection tool was the national software for registering behavioral diseases consultation, including demographic variables and high-risk behaviors in two groups of HIV/AIDS identified as positive and negative. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.
Results: According to the final model, demographic variables explain 13.46% of disease cases, but high-risk behaviors explain 44.40% of disease cases. Therefore, the explanatory power of demographic variables in contracting the disease is lower than high-risk behaviors, so demographic variables do not play a mediating role. The relationship between demographic variables and high-risk behaviors and HIV/AIDS was statistically significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings, demographic variables do not play a mediating role, and considering the significant relationship between demographic variables and high-risk behaviors and AIDS, demographic variables play a confounding role. Therefore, continuous educational programs in the field of prevention and control of high-risk behaviors will be very helpful in reducing the incidence of AIDS.
Key words: Mediating role, High-risk behaviors, Demographic variables, HIV/AIDS, Counseling centers
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University, Semnan Branch, approved the study (IR.IAU.semnan.REC1399.012).
How to cite this article: Khosravani Poor Hojjatollah, Mirmohammadkhani Majid, Najafi Leila, Davar Panah Mohammad Ali. The Mediating Role of Demographic Variables in the Relationship Between High-Risk Behaviors and HIV/AIDS in the Referrals to Behavioral Disease Counseling Centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2019: A Descriptive Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2022; 21 (8): 835-52. [Farsi]
[1]- PhD Student in Healthcare Management, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
[2]- Associate Prof., PhD in Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran, ORCID: 0000-0001-6251-7484
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (023) 3441022, Fax : (023) 3448999, E-mail: dehkadehjahani00a@gmail.com
[3]- Assistant Prof., Dept.of Healthcare Management, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
[3]- Assistant Prof., Dept.of Healthcare Management, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
[4]- Associate Prof., Infectious Diseases Specialist, HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Received: 2022/04/26 | Accepted: 2022/11/2 | Published: 2022/11/19
Received: 2022/04/26 | Accepted: 2022/11/2 | Published: 2022/11/19
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