Document 0564
 DOCN  M9480564
 TI    Kenyan university students' views on AIDS.
 DT    9410
 AU    Sindiga I; Lukhando M; Department of Tourism, Faculty of Health
       Sciences, Moi; University, Eldoret, Kenya.
 SO    East Afr Med J. 1993 Nov;70(11):713-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94307128
 AB    In view of the rapidly increasing number of AIDS cases reported in Kenya
       since 1984, a survey was conducted among Kenyatta University
       undergraduate students during October and November 1988 to gauge their
       knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to the disease. A random
       sample of 344 individuals both men and women was interviewed. The
       results showed that almost everyone had heard about AIDS and the
       knowledge was spread evenly across gender. Although the students were
       able to identify the symptoms of a full blown AIDS victim, their
       knowledge on HIV was vague. Other findings were: that condoms were lowly
       rated as a strategy for minimizing the risk of contracting AIDS and the
       majority of the students attempted to reduce the chance of contracting
       the disease by having one sex partner. However, the students were
       apathetic about contracting the disease. In the event of becoming
       victims of AIDS, most of them indicated that they would not merely wait
       to die; instead they would commit suicide. In view of these findings,
       there is a case for educating this group on how to respond to the AIDS
       infection.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Adolescence  Adult  Attitude to Death
       Condoms/UTILIZATION  Female  Health Education  Human  Kenya  *Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Mass Media  Questionnaires  Risk Factors
       Sampling Studies  Sexual Partners  Students/*PSYCHOLOGY  Suicide
       Universities  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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