Kozak M
Z Instytutu Wenerologii AM w Warszawie.
Przegl Dermatol. 1990 May-Jun;77(3):205-10.
An all-Polish study was carried out of a representative sample of 1402 adult subjects for establishing the level of social knowledge of AIDS, the character of attitudes, the consequences of informative activities etc. The AIDS threat was considered by the responders as low, with subjects with rather more loose sexual life fearing infection relatively less. It may be supposed that this was due to a greater experience with infections, better knowledge and lower threat awareness. The lack of threat awareness of the society seems to be determined in an equal degree by the low knowledge of AIDS and relatively small number of cases in this country. This limited knowledge of AIDS may lead to a more rapid spread of the disease, and, consequently, to panic reactions, intolerance and aggression against patients and risk groups. This could be prevented only by appropriate health education.
针对1402名成年受试者的代表性样本开展了一项全波兰的研究，以确定艾滋病的社会认知水平、态度特征、宣传活动的效果等。受访者认为艾滋病威胁较低，性生活相对较为随意的受试者相对较少担心感染。可以推测，这是由于他们有更多的感染经历、更好的知识水平和较低的威胁意识。社会对艾滋病缺乏威胁意识，似乎在同等程度上是由对艾滋病的低认知以及该国相对较少的病例数所决定的。这种对艾滋病的有限认知可能导致该疾病更快传播，进而引发恐慌反应、对患者和风险群体的不宽容及攻击行为。只有通过适当的健康教育才能预防这种情况。
