Coniglio M A, Giammanco G, Bonaccorso S N, Pignato S
Department "G.F. Ingrassia", Hygiene and Public Health, University of Catania, Italy.
J Prev Med Hyg. 2007 Sep;48(3):85-9.
This paper is aimed to verify whether the knowledge and beliefs of female medical freshmen about HIV infection, their personal risk perception, and their sexual behaviour differs from their female peers, in view of the possibility of female medical student-based peer education. A purposive, theoretical quota sampling method was used to recruit the target population. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was delivered to both female medical and non medical freshmen during March 2004 (n = 266: 124 medical students and 142 non medical students) in Catania (Sicily). The data were analysed for the whole sample and for the two groups of students individually. The Chi-square test was used to compare data from the two groups of students. Results showed that knowledge and risk perception about HIV infection were higher for medical students when compared with non medical students. Moreover, a lower rate of sexually active medical students and a higher rate of condom use was found among them. Since female medical students seem more sensitive to risk perception and aware of healthier lifestyles, they could be useful in peer sexual education and appropriate prevention programmes against HIV infection.
鉴于以女医学生为基础开展同伴教育的可能性，本文旨在验证医学专业大一女生对艾滋病毒感染的认知和信念、她们的个人风险认知以及性行为是否与同龄女性存在差异。采用目的抽样和理论配额抽样方法招募目标人群。2004年3月，在卡塔尼亚（西西里岛）向医学专业和非医学专业的大一女生发放了一份自填式匿名问卷（n = 266：124名医学生和142名非医学生）。对整个样本以及两组学生分别进行了数据分析。使用卡方检验比较两组学生的数据。结果显示，与非医学生相比，医学生对艾滋病毒感染的认知和风险认知更高。此外，发现医学生中性活跃的比例较低，使用避孕套的比例较高。由于女医学生似乎对风险认知更敏感，并且了解更健康的生活方式，她们在同伴性教育和针对艾滋病毒感染的适当预防计划中可能会发挥作用。
