[Short-term effect evaluation of health education on the prevention of AIDS among university students in Changsha].
OBJECTIVE
To survey the sexual sense and AIDS knowledge and to evaluate the instant effect of health education for university students in Changsha.


METHODS
According to the KABP survey, 235 students in 2 universities in Changsha were investigated by anonymous questionnaires before and after the health education. The health education on sex and AIDS knowledge was carried out by a professor from an AIDS laboratory. Three hundred and eighty-eight pre- or post-educational questionnaires were analyzed and compared.


RESULTS
Some of the students accepted such behaviors as unmarriage sexual act, multipartners, homosexuality, and commercial sexual act. These sexual senses were not instantly corrected by the health education. Most of the students investigated had some AIDS knowledge and the knowledge was improved instantly by the health education.


CONCLUSIONS
There may be some high risk factors for AIDS transmission and venereal disease which may not be corrected by instant education among some university students in Changsha, whereas sexual hygiene and AIDS knowledge of most of the students investigated can be improved by a short-term education, which can be considered as a major form of health education.
Zheng
Yu-huang
YH
Department of Infectious Disease, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Yi
Lu-xi
LX
Yang
Xu
X
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires