Dávila María E, Tagliaferro Antonieta Z, Bullones Xiomara, Daza Damelis
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Social, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota). 2008 Nov-Dec;10(5):716-22.
Determining adolescents' level of knowledge (LK) about HIV/AIDS using descriptive investigation.
The population was represented by 329 students from the 4th and 5th grades from two public high-schools. A non-probabilistic sample was formed by 208 available students from the high schools and to whom a questionnaire concerning HIV/AIDS, prevention and transmission mode was applied.
The participants' mean age was 15.9 +/- 1.24; 57.2 % were female. 24.5 % reported a 'good' LK, 67.3 % 'fair' LK and 8.2 % 'deficient' LK. LK concerning preventative measures showed that 25.5 % knew them. 95.7 % answered correctly that, 'HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by unprotected sexual relations,' and 41.8 % answered incorrectly that, 'There is no way of protecting against HIV.'
The students generally had fair LK. Educational strategies must be implemented to improve knowledge about the disease, its consequences and preventative measures for protecting this group at risk.
采用描述性调查确定青少年对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的知识水平（LK）。
研究对象为来自两所公立高中四年级和五年级的329名学生。从这些高中的208名可参与的学生中形成一个非概率样本，并对他们应用了一份关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病、预防和传播方式的问卷。
参与者的平均年龄为15.9±1.24岁；57.2%为女性。24.5%报告称知识水平“良好”，67.3%“中等”，8.2%“不足”。关于预防措施的知识水平显示，25.5%的人了解这些措施。95.7%正确回答“艾滋病毒/艾滋病可通过无保护的性行为传播”，41.8%错误回答“无法预防艾滋病毒”。
学生们总体上知识水平中等。必须实施教育策略，以提高对该疾病、其后果以及保护这一风险群体的预防措施的认识。
