Wilson D, Sibanda P, Greenspan R, Wilson C
Cent Afr J Med. 1989 Jan;35(1):306-9.
Knowledge about AIDS was studied among 4,189 Zimbabwean teacher-trainees from January to March, 1988, about six months after a national AIDS awareness campaign began. Knowledge about AIDS among part of this sample of teacher-trainees surveyed after the AIDS campaign began was also compared with that displayed by 630 teacher-trainees studied in January, 1987, roughly six months before the AIDS campaign began. Over 85 percent of 1988 subjects knew that AIDS is fatal and incurable. More than 80 percent of 1988 respondents knew that a condom is an effective precaution against AIDS. However, among 1988 participants, 35 percent did not know that many people carrying the AIDS virus look healthy, 36 percent believed that many AIDS victims in Africa are homosexual, 36 percent did not know that one cannot contract AIDS from a toilet seat, 40 percent believed that kissing transmits AIDS and nearly half believed that mosquitoes transmit AIDS. Males and subjects from urban homes were better informed about AIDS than females and those from rural homes, respectively. Teacher-trainees surveyed in 1988 were generally more knowledgeable about AIDS than those studied in 1987. The implications of these results for further educational efforts are considered.
1988年1月至3月，在全国艾滋病宣传运动开始约六个月后，对4189名津巴布韦教师培训生进行了艾滋病知识研究。在艾滋病宣传运动开始后，对部分接受调查的教师培训生样本中的艾滋病知识，也与1987年1月（即艾滋病宣传运动开始前约六个月）研究的630名教师培训生所展示的知识进行了比较。1988年的受试者中，超过85%的人知道艾滋病是致命且无法治愈的。1988年的受访者中，超过80%的人知道避孕套是预防艾滋病的有效措施。然而，在1988年的参与者中，35%的人不知道许多携带艾滋病病毒的人看起来健康，36%的人认为非洲许多艾滋病受害者是同性恋，36%的人不知道不能从马桶座圈感染艾滋病，40%的人认为亲吻会传播艾滋病，近一半的人认为蚊子会传播艾滋病。男性和来自城市家庭的受试者分别比女性和来自农村家庭的受试者对艾滋病了解得更多。1988年接受调查的教师培训生总体上比1987年接受研究的教师培训生对艾滋病了解得更多。文中考虑了这些结果对进一步教育工作的启示。
