title: West Texas teenagers and AIDS: a survey of their knowledge, attitudes, behavioral changes, and information sources.
abstract: We conducted this study to determine the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and sources of AIDS information among teenagers in West Texas. We also examined differences by gender, ethnicity, and rural/urban status. Results were divided into the following categories: general knowledge of AIDS, AIDS-related attitudes, behavior changes caused by AIDS, and AIDS information sources. The 289 ninth-grade students revealed a greater knowledge of AIDS than had been shown in studies in other states. However, there were group differences with Anglo students exhibiting greater knowledge of AIDS. There were also some differences between rural and urban students, with urban students scoring higher on knowledge. Finally, doctors were regarded as the most reliable source of AIDS information. There were many implications related to AIDS education from these results and from the other findings in this study.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock 79409-4560.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Bostic
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tallent
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D013781:Texas; D014505:Urban Population