HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes, Related Behaviors, and Sources of Information Among Korean Adolescents

Abstract

To examine HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, related behaviors, and sources of HIV/AIDS information among high school-aged students in South Korea. One thousand and seventy-seven students (586 females and 491 males) from 5 high schools from 5 representative school districts participated in the survey. A self-administered questionnaire measuring knowledge (19 true-false items), attitudes (4 items, 5-point Likert-type scale), sources of information (6 items, yes/no), and sexual behaviors (8 items, yes/no) was utilized. The level of HIV/AIDS knowledge among Korean adolescents was moderate, with the mean scores of 13.93 out of 19 for males and 13.35 for females (p < .01). Attitudes toward persons with HIV/AIDS were negative, with the mean scores of 3.06 for males and 3.09 for females. Of 42 respondents (4.4%) who had engaged in sexual intercourse, 18 (40%) had used condoms. Almost half of the total respondents reported they were not concerned about HIV/AIDS (46.0%), and 94.4% indicated the need for receiving HIV prevention education in the future. The respondents identified TV (52.5%) and school classes (32.1%) as the two major sources of information on HIV/AIDS. Only a few pointed to their parents (1.3%) as a source of information. This preliminary study summarizes the current status of prevention education on HIV/AIDS available in Korea and can provide implications for developing more differentiated intervention strategies specific to culture, age, and gender.

Source of information, knowledge, and sexual behaviour related to HIV/AIDS amongst university students in an inland territory of central Italy

“…In Italy, public health efforts to reduce transmission of HIV have predominantly relied on informational campaigns that have utilized public service announcements on TV, radio and in the printed press. However, although TV, radio and the printed press print were the most frequently used source of HIV/AIDS information, most respondents preferred information from doctors, other health providers or resource centres.This finding concurs with previous studies [8,9]. Indeed, despite the ability to reach large numbers of people, TV, radio and the press are not the most effective methods of delivering HIV/AIDS information.Therefore, there is a need for a greater role for doctors, healthcare or social agencies in providing HIV/AIDS information.…”

Penyuluhan kesehatan: Pencegahan penularan HIV-AIDS pada remaja di Pondok Pesantren Al Falah Desa Telagawaru Kecamatan Labu Api, Lombok Barat Tahun 2022

“…Selain itu, kekurangan pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai penyebaran virus HIV ini membuat orang-orang takut berada di dekat ODHA dan secara sadar maupun tidak sadar telah memperlakukan ODHA secara diskriminatif. Data menunjukkan jumlah orang dengan HIV/AIDS, khususnya di usia remaja semakin meningkat, dan fenomena ini rata terjadi dan tersebar di seluruh dunia (Komisi Penanggulangan AIDS Nasional, 2014;Morton, Nelson, Walsh, Zimmerman, & Coe, 1996;Yoo, Lee, Kwon, Chung, & Kim, 2005;Mahat, Scoloveno, & Ayres, 2011).…”