Abolfotouh M A
Department of Family & Community Medicine, King Saud University, College of Medicine, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Community Health. 1995 Jun;20(3):271-81. doi: 10.1007/BF02260410.
The aim of this study was to assess the levels of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs and AIDS among secondary school students in the Asir Region of Southwestern Saudi Arabia, and to assess the impact of a one-session AIDS education lecture given in some schools in the region during World AIDS Day, December 1992. An Arabic version of a previously reported self-administered questionnaire including factual and attitudinal items about AIDS was constructed. The questionnaire was given to two randomly selected groups of students; an experimental group of 335 students who had been exposed to a one-session lecture program about AIDS, and a control group of 503 students not previously exposed to the lecture. The results showed marked variability in correct responses to various specific items within and between groups. However, overall, 65% of the experimental group and 63% of the control group gave correct responses (P=0.517). Both groups were particularly less aware that casual contact cannot spread AIDS. However, fear of getting AIDS was significantly less among the experimental than among the control group (47% versus 58%, P = 0.011). Student knowledge about AIDS is inadequate, and the impact of an isolated one-session AIDS education lecture is less than satisfactory. AIDS education through a comprehensive school health program is recommended.
本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯西南部阿西尔地区中学生对艾滋病的知识、态度和信念水平，并评估1992年12月世界艾滋病日期间该地区部分学校举办的一场艾滋病教育讲座的影响。构建了一份阿拉伯语版的先前报道的自填式问卷，其中包括有关艾滋病的事实性和态度性问题。问卷被分发给两组随机选取 的学生；一组335名学生的实验组，他们参加了一场关于艾滋病的讲座，另一组503名学生的对照组，他们之前未参加过该讲座。结果显示，组内和组间对各种具体问题的正确回答存在显著差异。然而，总体而言，实验组65%的学生和对照组63%的学生给出了正确回答（P=0.517）。两组学生尤其不太了解日常接触不会传播艾滋病。然而，实验组中担心感染艾滋病的学生比例显著低于对照组（47%对58%，P=0.011）。学生对艾滋病的了解不足，一场孤立的艾滋病教育讲座的效果不尽人意。建议通过全面的学校健康计划开展艾滋病教育。
