Young people learning about AIDS: a study of beliefs and information sources.
A study of the views of Scottish teenagers and undergraduates on health education issues relevant to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) spread is reported.  A sample of 1008 young people (690 teenagers and 318 students) returned a postal questionnaire designed to measure a range of relevant cognitions.  These included levels of concern, perceived knowledge, perceived vulnerability, perceived seriousness, recall of health education campaigns, preferred information sources and views on the discussion of HIV/AIDS with significant others.  Low levels of perceived vulnerability, high levels of recall for national campaigns, and discrepancies between used and credible sources of information are reported.  Cohort and gender differences and correspondences with American and Australian studies are discussed.  The implications of these findings for future AIDS education campaigns are also considered.
Abraham
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Dundee Institute of Technology, Department of Business Studies, UK.
Sheeran
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Abrams
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Spears
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012606:Scotland; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires