[The educating and informing of the population on HIV/AIDS problems in the Republic of Byelarus].
Data on the spread of knowledge and information among the population of the Republic of Belarus, mainly young people aged 14-20 years as the most susceptible group, are presented. Sociological questioning carried out among students of institutions of higher education indicated that 91% of them did not admit the possibility of getting HIV infection; the majority of students of technical and high schools denied the role of casual sexual relations in the spread of HIV infection. The questioning revealed that the main source of information was television for 83.5% of the questioned students, newspapers and magazines for 82.9% and radio for 35%. The sociological study made it possible to lay special emphasis on educational institutions in the work on the information and education of the population. Programs, recommendations and other information materials on the problem of the prophylaxis of HIV/AIDS were developed. Information is provided in educational institutions during classes and non-class work. Institutions of culture also play their due role in providing better information to young people. The Centre issued 26 video reels, 2 films and 3 audio reels.
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Center for Prophylaxis of AIDS, Minsk, Belarus.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015497:HIV-1; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D002094:Republic of Belarus