Title: The awareness of AIDS related preventive knowledge of Zang nationality students at Middle School in Qinghai
Abstract: Objective To provide base for AIDS related health education among the minority areas by understanding the awareness condition of AIDS related preventive knowledge of Zang nationality students at middle school in Qinghai.Methods Issuing investigative questionnaire 388 copies in two different primary and high schools through randomized cluster sampling method.Results The overall awareness rate of AIDS related preventive knowledge is 49.4 %.Knowledge score had no significant between girls and boys(P=0.076).89.0 % primary school students and 97.9 % high school students had ever heard of AIDS.Of the primary school students,38.0 %,15.0 % and 51.0 % knew that extramarital sex,sharing razor and mother-to-child can contact with HIV,while of high school students was 60.6 %,18.1 %,59.6 % respectively.The cognitive rate on the questions that dinner together,normally communication,mosquito bites cannot spread HIV was 20.0 %,26.0 %,34.0 % for primary school students and 71.3 %,33.0 %,26.6 % for high school students.The low age group have apparently lower rate of cognitive rate of AIDS related preventive knowledge than high age group(P0.05).Conclusion The awareness rate of HIV/HIDS related knowledge is low and there is certain confusion on the way of transmission and the attitude toward HIV/AIDS.It is necessary to reinforce the propaganda and education of AIDS related preventive knowledge during the junior and high school stages.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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