Document 0269
 DOCN  M94A0269
 TI    Evaluating HIV/AIDS education in the university setting.
 DT    9412
 AU    Schneider D; Greenberg MR; Devanas M; Sajja A; Goodhart F; Burns D;
       Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick.
 SO    J Am Coll Health. 1994 Jul;43(1):11-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94358260
 AB    Surveys to determine learning and behavioral changes that result from
       education about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune
       deficiency syndrome (AIDS) should be constructed to account for high
       levels of background knowledge and knowledge of safer sex practices
       among college students. This article evaluates the learning and
       behavioral changes of students enrolled in an HIV/AIDS education course
       offered by the Department of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University
       as part of a university-wide HIV/AIDS education program. Responses of
       students in the HIV/AIDS class were compared with those of students
       enrolled in other biology classes, using paired and unpaired t tests and
       multivariate discriminant analysis. Participants revealed they had
       significant knowledge about HIV/AIDS as a result of the HIV/AIDS class,
       but students campus-wide had a far higher level of general knowledge
       about HIV/AIDS than the authors expected. In addition, many students
       already were practicing behaviors that would reduce their risk of HIV
       infection. Because students were so knowledgeable about HIV and claimed
       they practiced safer sex, it was difficult to demonstrate significant
       changes in behavior as a result of the classroom experience.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  Evaluation Studies  Female  Health
       Education/*METHODS  Human  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male
       Students  Universities  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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