Sly D F, Eberstein I W, Quadagno D, Kistner J A
Florida State University.
AIDS Educ Prev. 1992 Fall;4(3):227-39.
Starting from the assumption that AIDS education can be most effective when initiated prior to the age when AIDS risk behaviors emerge, a number of researchers and public health officials have advocated AIDS education for preadolescents. Yet there have been few published reports assessing children's awareness, knowledge, and attitudes about AIDS and persons with AIDS. In this paper, basic data are presented for each of these dimensions broken down by race, gender, and grade. The data suggest that, although many students are aware of AIDS by the first grade, it is not until the fifth grade that nearly all students are aware of the existence of the disease. Over all, nearly 44% of the students who know about the disease believe that they or someone they know will get it. Students in the fifth grade have a higher level of AIDS knowledge than those in the first grade, but even the former are relatively uniformed and have a number of misconceptions about the disease and persons with it. Children's attitudes reflect confusion and some anxiety over AIDS and the treatment of persons with it. Some significant race and gender differentials are noted.
基于艾滋病风险行为出现之前开展艾滋病教育最为有效的假设，许多研究人员和公共卫生官员主张对青春期前儿童进行艾滋病教育。然而，很少有已发表的报告评估儿童对艾滋病及艾滋病患者的认识、知识和态度。本文给出了按种族、性别和年级划分的这些维度的基础数据。数据表明，尽管许多学生在一年级时就知晓艾滋病，但直到五年级时几乎所有学生才知道这种疾病的存在。总体而言，了解这种疾病的学生中近44%认为自己或认识的人会感染。五年级学生的艾滋病知识水平高于一年级学生，但即使是前者对这种疾病及其患者也了解得相对较少，并且存在一些误解。儿童的态度反映出对艾滋病及其患者治疗的困惑和一些焦虑。还注意到一些显著的种族和性别差异。
