Document 0308
 DOCN  M9440308
 TI    HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Managuan
       secondary school students.
 DT    9404
 AU    Egger M; Ferrie J; Gorter A; Gonzalez S; Gutierrez R; Pauw J; Smith GD;
       Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern,;
       Switzerland.
 SO    Bull Pan Am Health Organ. 1993;27(4):360-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94146855
 AB    In 1990, the AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices of fifth
       year (final year) students at four Managuan high schools were assessed.
       This was done by means of a self-administered questionnaire completed by
       451 students (155 males, 296 females) whose mean age was 18 years.
       Eighty-six percent of the subjects knew AIDS was transmitted sexually,
       but the percentages aware of other transmission pathways and effective
       preventive measures were much lower. Use of condoms was cited as a
       preventive measure by 41% of the students, but by significantly more
       male respondents than female respondents (55% of the males versus 33% of
       the females, p = 0.0001). Sixty-four percent of all the survey subjects
       (90% of the males, 50% of the females) reported experiencing sexual
       intercourse. Sixty percent of the respondents were very much worried
       about AIDS, but only 23% considered themselves at risk of contracting
       the disease. Among the sexually active students, 29% of the respondents
       (38% of the males but only 7% of the females, p = 0.001) indicated a
       change in sexual behavior because of AIDS. Reported behavior change was
       strongly associated with concern about AIDS, but the association between
       reported behavior change and perception of personal risk was weak.
       Overall, the survey indicated that knowledge about transmission and
       prevention of AIDS among Managuan high school students was insufficient,
       especially among females, indicating a need for health education
       including interventions specifically targeted at female youth.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       *PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Condoms/STATISTICS & NUMER
       DATA/UTILIZATION  Female  Human  HIV Infections/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  *HIV-1  *Knowledge, Attitudes,
       Practice  Male  Nicaragua  Questionnaires  Sex Behavior/STATISTICS &
       NUMER DATA  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  *Urban Population/STATISTICS &
       NUMER DATA  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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