Document 0710
 DOCN  M9490710
 TI    Exposure to HIV/AIDS information, AIDS knowledge, perceived risk and
       attitudes toward people with AIDS among primary school-children in
       northern Tanzania.
 DT    9411
 AU    Ndeki SS; Klepp KI; Seha AM; Leshabari MT; Centre for Educational
       Development in Health, Arusha, Tanzania.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1994;6(2):183-91. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94339209
 AB    An AIDS survey based on WHO's KABP survey instrument for adolescents was
       implemented with sixth and seventh grade students attending one of 18
       randomly selected primary schools in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions
       of Northern Tanzania (n = 2,026). While students reported having been
       exposed to several sources of AIDS information, overall knowledge level
       was low, particularly with respect to risk associated with causal
       contact, and the fact that a person can be infected and show no signs of
       the disease. Students who reported frequent exposure to AIDS information
       or who frequently talked to others about AIDS, were more knowledgeable
       regarding AIDS than students who reported less frequent exposure to AIDS
       information or communication. Furthermore, students with high scores on
       AIDS knowledge were more likely to report AIDS as a very severe disease.
       Also, they perceived themselves as less susceptible to AIDS, and were
       more likely to have a positive attitude toward spending time with and
       taking care of people with AIDS than did less knowledgeable students. It
       is recommended that primary schools be utilized as an arena for AIDS
       education in Tanzania.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       *PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Child  Curriculum  *Developing
       Countries  Female  *Health Education  Human  HIV Infections/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male
       Medicine, Traditional  Sex Behavior  Sex Education  Support, Non-U.S.
       Gov't  Tanzania  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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