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20739838

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
With a goal of helping design appropriate HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs for adolescents in China, we analyzed data from 995 secondary school students in Nanjing. Our analysis examined the students' sources of HIV/AIDS information and assessed the overall level, and possible gender and grade (middle school vs. high school) differences, in their HIV/AIDS awareness and knowledge. Data in the current study indicated an overall low and inconsistent level of AIDS knowledge among secondary school students in China. Most of the students could identify models of HIV transmission, but a large proportion held misconceptions regarding symptoms, activities that did not transmit the virus, treatment and preventive measures. The level of using school, family and peers for obtaining information about HIV/AIDS was generally low. There was a discrepancy between the level of utilization and trust of mass media as the main source of HIV/AIDS knowledge. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for HIV/AIDS prevention and education among adolescents in China.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1718-3340
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38-48
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
HIV/AIDS awareness and knowledge among secondary school students in China.
pubmed:affiliation
Pediatric Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't