Survey on the Relative Factors to the AIDS Prevention Based on The Theory of Planned Behavior in Nursing and Midwifery Students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences

AIDS is the most fatal infection diseases and the fourth cause of death in the world. Health education is the only way to prevent this. This study aims to determine the relative factors of the AIDS prevention based on “The Theory of Planned Behavior” in nursing and midwifery students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences.
In this descriptive-correlation study, 104 first-year nursing and midwifery students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences were selected through census sampling method. The measuring tool was “AIDS Prevention Planned Behavior Scale” in three parts of demographic information, constructs of “The Theory of Planned Behavior” which includes attitudes toward behavior, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention, and behavior AIDS prevention. The content validity ratio, content validity index and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were measured. Data were analyzed using SPSS/21.
Linear regression analysis illustrated that “The Theory of Planned Behavior” could predict 28 percent of the behavior of AIDS prevention variance, and this predictive power relates to the behavioral intention construct (B = 0.37, SE = 0.097, P "The Theory of Planned Behavior" has high predictive power in AIDS preventive behaviors in students, through construct of the behavioral intention. Therefore, educational interventions based on this theory is suggested.