a Faculty of Education , Dar es Salaam University College of Education , Dar es Salaam , Tanzania.
Glob Public Health. 2013;8(10):1168-79. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2013.837498. Epub 2013 Oct 2.
There is a paucity of studies that have systematically and comprehensively investigated the knowledge level, attitudes and the pattern of sexual behaviours related to HIV and AIDS in higher education settings in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Tanzania in particular. This study attempted to fill a void in knowledge. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used, employing a self-administered questionnaire as the main data collection tool. More than 400 higher education students completed a questionnaire assessing their knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to HIV and AIDS. About three quarters of respondents demonstrated comprehensive knowledge about HIV and AIDS, and the majority of respondents expressed positive attitudes towards people living with HIV and AIDS. Despite demonstrating high knowledge level about HIV and AIDS, the results show that sexual behaviours among students in higher education are characteristically risky, and do not significantly differ from youth in the general population.
一般来说，撒哈拉以南非洲地区，尤其是坦桑尼亚，针对高等教育环境中与艾滋病毒和艾滋病相关的知识水平、态度和行为模式，进行系统全面调查的研究很少。本研究试图填补这一知识空白。采用横断面描述性设计，使用自我管理问卷作为主要数据收集工具。400 多名高等教育学生完成了一份评估他们与艾滋病毒和艾滋病相关的知识、态度和行为的问卷。大约四分之三的受访者对艾滋病毒和艾滋病有全面的了解，大多数受访者对艾滋病毒感染者和艾滋病患者持积极态度。尽管学生对艾滋病毒和艾滋病的知识水平较高，但结果表明，高等教育学生的性行为具有明显的风险，且与普通人群中的年轻人没有显著差异。
