ABSTRACT
Objective@#To analyze the specific effects of different education methods on AIDS in colleges of ethnic minority areas, and explore effective ways to carry out AIDS education in colleges of ethnic minority areas.@*Methods@#A baseline survey was conducted among 3 000 ethnic freshmen in a university in Guangxi. Different AIDS education methods (traditional education group, peer education group, situational role-playing group) were implemented according to the different distribution of the campus(traditional education group, peer education group and situational role-playing group). The awareness rates of basic AIDS knowledge, AIDS prevention knowledge and the positive selection rate of AIDS-related attitude of the three groups of students before and after intervention were statistically analyzed.@*Results@#Before intervention, there was no significant difference in the awareness rate of basic AIDS knowledge, AIDS prevention knowledge and positive selection rate of AIDS-related attitudes among traditional education group, peer education group and situational role-playing group(χ2=0.19，1.59，0.80，P>0.05). After intervention, the awareness rate of basic AIDS knowledge, AIDS prevention knowledge and positive selection rate of AIDS-related attitudes among the three groups were not significant(P<0.05). The awareness rate of basic AIDS knowledge, AIDS prevention knowledge and positive selection rate of AIDS-related attitudes in peer education group and situational role-playing group were significantly higher than those in traditional education group(χ2=47.51，22.26，90.83，P<0.05), the awareness rate of basic AIDS knowledge and the positive selection rate of AIDS-related attitudes in situational role-playing group was significantly higher than that in peer education group.@*Conclusion@#The awareness rate of AIDS knowledge among ethnic minority students in college in Guangxi is still at a low level. Traditional education, peer education and situational role-playing education can effectively improve the awareness of AIDS among ethnic minority students，and situational role-playing education is more effective.