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Document 0710
DOCN M9490710
TI Exposure to HIV/AIDS information, AIDS knowledge, perceived risk and
attitudes toward people with AIDS among primary school-children in
northern Tanzania.
DT 9411
AU Ndeki SS; Klepp KI; Seha AM; Leshabari MT; Centre for Educational
Development in Health, Arusha, Tanzania.
SO AIDS Care. 1994;6(2):183-91. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94339209
AB An AIDS survey based on WHO's KABP survey instrument for adolescents was
implemented with sixth and seventh grade students attending one of 18
randomly selected primary schools in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions
of Northern Tanzania (n = 2,026). While students reported having been
exposed to several sources of AIDS information, overall knowledge level
was low, particularly with respect to risk associated with causal
contact, and the fact that a person can be infected and show no signs of
the disease. Students who reported frequent exposure to AIDS information
or who frequently talked to others about AIDS, were more knowledgeable
regarding AIDS than students who reported less frequent exposure to AIDS
information or communication. Furthermore, students with high scores on
AIDS knowledge were more likely to report AIDS as a very severe disease.
Also, they perceived themselves as less susceptible to AIDS, and were
more likely to have a positive attitude toward spending time with and
taking care of people with AIDS than did less knowledgeable students. It
is recommended that primary schools be utilized as an arena for AIDS
education in Tanzania.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Adolescence Child Curriculum *Developing
Countries Female *Health Education Human HIV Infections/PREVENTION &
CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Male
Medicine, Traditional Sex Behavior Sex Education Support, Non-U.S.
Gov't Tanzania JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).