title: HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, sources and perceived need among senior high school students: a cross-sectional study in China.
abstract: This study aimed to assess HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, sources and perceived need among senior high school students in China. A total of 2668 senior high school students aged 15.17-23.42 years participated in the survey. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on HIV/sexually transmitted infection-related knowledge, sources and perceived information need. The results showed that levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge were distributed as follows: low for 6.8%, moderate for 29.6% and high for 63.7%. The most important information sources were, in rank order, TV/photographic recording (72.1%), school heath education curriculum (51.8%) and reading materials (45.7%). About half of the students, 46.3%, confirmed a need for more information and 87.8% of the sampled senior high school students communicated with others if he/she had problems related to HIV/AIDS. Strengthening and improving information sources, particularly its accuracy and comprehensiveness, would help in ensuring that adolescents obtained the HIV/AIDS health information they needed.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students