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HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, sources and perceived need among senior high school students: a cross-sectional study in China

S Li MD PhD ^* , H Huang MD  , G Xu MD ^*, Y Cai MD ^*, R Shi MD ^* and X Shen MD PhD  

^* School of Public Health affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau, 1477 West Beijing, Shanghai; Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Correspondence to: H Huang, Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau, Shanghai, People's Republic of China Email: HuangHong096{at}hotmail.com

or X Shen, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, People's Republic of China Email: Shenxm9907{at}126.com

This study aimed to assess HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, sources and perceived need among senior high school students in China. A total of 2668 senior high school students aged 15.17–23.42 years participated in the survey. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on HIV/sexually transmitted infection-related knowledge, sources and perceived information need. The results showed that levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge were distributed as follows: low for 6.8%, moderate for 29.6% and high for 63.7%. The most important information sources were, in rank order, TV/photographic recording (72.1%), school heath education curriculum (51.8%) and reading materials (45.7%). About half of the students, 46.3%, confirmed a need for more information and 87.8% of the sampled senior high school students communicated with others if he/she had problems related to HIV/AIDS. Strengthening and improving information sources, particularly its accuracy and comprehensiveness, would help in ensuring that adolescents obtained the HIV/AIDS health information they needed.

Key Words: HIV/AIDS • knowledge • health promotion • adolescents • China

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