Investigation on knowledge, attitude and behavior about AIDS among 12546 college students of three universities in Shanxi Province

OBJECTIVE To learn the status of AIDS-related knowledge, attitude and behavior among college students of three universities in Shanxi Province, and provide a scientific basis for more effectively conducting AIDS health education among college students. METHODS 13 000 students selected by stratified random sampling was conducted a questionnaire survey about AIDS knowledge, attitude and behavior at three universities of Shanxi Province. RESULTS The students grasped AIDS-related knowledge well, and the awareness rate was above 90% in general, and the awareness rate of AIDS transmission route was higher than non-transmission route, and the awareness rate of female students was higher than that of male students, and the awareness rate of medical students was higher than that of non-medical students, and the awareness rate of the students from medical university was higher than that of the students from other types of universities. 88.5% of the students held positive attitude towards AIDS and AIDS patients, and the rate of female students holding the correct attitude was higher than that of male students, and the rate of medical students holding the correct attitude was higher than that of non-medical students , and the rate of the students from medical university holding the correct attitude was higher than that of the students from other types of university. 71.8% of the students said they would not hesitate to shake hands with AIDS patients, and the number of male students who refused immediately was higher than that of female students, and the number of non-medical students who refused immediately was higher than that of medical students. The students mostly gained AIDS-related knowledge from books , newspapers, promotional materials. CONCLUSION Certain achievement of AIDS education is reached at various colleges and universities in Shanxi Province in recent years, and further AIDS education should strengthen system education in AIDS knowledge,and should concentrate on the attitude and behavior education, and should integrate knowledge, attitude, behavior education in one system, so that students can perform well in knowledge, awareness and behavior at the same time.