title: Knowledge of schoolchildren about the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
abstract: Teenage schoolchildren are often sexually active and first experiments with drugs can occur at this age. A questionnaire survey of the knowledge and source of information about the acquired immune deficiency syndrome was carried out on 232 15-year-olds at a school in Fife. The results showed that this younger age group is well-informed about AIDS, particularly methods of transmission of the virus, and that the majority of information was obtained from television (95%) and leaflets (85%).
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012606:Scotland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires