AIDS-related knowledge, condom usage among medical postgraduates.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the knowledge about safety/unsafety of sexual acts relating to HIV transmission, levels of embarrassment related to condom and condom usage among medical postgraduates.


METHODS
From August to December, 1998, a self-administered anonymous questionnaire was given to 271 new medical postgraduates from two medical colleges of Beijing and Hebei Province.


RESULTS
There was a hazy understanding of the protective function of condom from AIDS among medical postgraduates. Only 14.4% medical postgraduates persisted in using condom, and 27.94% had never or almost never used it. The levels of embarrassment about condom were high. The median score was 3.55 +/- 0.98. Whether to use condom was related with the attitudes to condom, but not to AIDS.


CONCLUSIONS
There was some misunderstanding about condom and inconsistent condom usage in medical postgraduates. So it is essential to strengthen the sexual health education among them.
Wang
Li
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Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Basic Medical Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China.
Zhang
Kong-Lai
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D017280:Condoms; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires