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KMID : 0358119900160020031
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
1990 Volume.16 No. 2 p.31 ~ p.37
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A SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND BELIEF CHANGES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
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Abstract
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A survey was carried out to investigate adolescents´ knowledge, attitude, and belief changes about AIDS in college students. This study involved self-recording questionnaire, consisting of 24 questions which evaluated student´s knowledge about the cause, transmission, and treatment of AIDS. A second group of 8 questions tapped students´ attitudes and beliefs regarding personal susceptibility, disease severity, and the need for AIDS instruction to be included in college curriculum regularly.
Students were requested to give. "True", "False", "Don´t know" responses to all questions. The major results of this survey are as follows.
1. In the proportion of respondents by sex, male respondents were 53.5%(547), whereas female respondents were 16.5%(475). Previously AIDS educated subjects were 35.3%(361).
2. Among previously AIDS educated subjects, the percentage of correct responses on AIDS knowledge statements was significantly increased in 15 statements (P<0.05). 3. In attitude and belief statements, there was no statistical significance between AIDS survey subjects except one statement (P>0.05).
In conclusion, this study suggests the need for preventive AIDS education not only to decrease potential high-risk behaviors, but also to reduce unnecessary feelings of anxiety regarding susceptibility.
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