Investigation on situation and needs for health education of AIDS preven tion in high school students in Anhui / 中华疾病控制杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective　In order to understand situation and need s for health education of AIDS prevention in high school students in Anhui. Methods　1 617 students from 12 schools in 4 prefectures were sur veyed with questionnaires. Results　More than 50% students got the i nformation from newspaper, broadcasting, TV. Only 7.5% and 4.7% st udents acquired the info rmation from the subject lectures at school level and class level respectively. 14.4% students attended health education activities f or AIDS prevention. 10.9% students received relevant pro paganda materials, 77.8% students had never seen condom, 44.1% students knew the function of condom, and 8.6% students approved of premarital sexual life, of wh ich , ratio of male students were significantly higher than that of female students. More than 70% students were willing to care and help patients with HIV infectio n. Conc lusions　It is necessary and possible to develop health education for AI DS prevention in high school students. It is an important measure to develop hea lth education to block HIV transmission.