Survey of AIDS related knowledge and attitude among urban residents in Hengyang City

Objective To survey AIDS knowledge and attitudes to AIDS among urban residents in Hengyang City.Methods The study subjects were randomly interviewed with anonymous form by means of self-administration under instruction of trained interviewers in Hengyang county, Hengnan county and Leiyang county on July 9-14, 2006.Results 318 questionaires were distributed and 316 qualified were collected, the results showed that the general awareness rate of HIV/AIDS knowledge was 72.65%, the awareness rate of HIV transmission rate was larger,the awareness rate of non-route of transmission of AIDS was small; AIDS knowledge of above the county residents were learnt from television, broadcasts, newspapers and magazines; only 63.7% person can treated AIDS patients correctly. Conclusion The awareness rate of HIV/AIDS knowledge of county residents in Hengyang was large, but the knowledge was limited. The county residents in Hengyang City learnt AIDS knowledge by media, at the same time, the schools and medical worker should play a important role in health education.