Walsh-Childers K, Treise D, Swain K A, Dai S
College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA.
AIDS Educ Prev. 1997 Dec;9(6):564-84.
Western health officials believe the incidence of HIV infection in the People's Republic of China is much higher than has been reported, but knowledge about the disease remains low. This paper describes a preliminary study of Chinese college students' AIDS knowledge and beliefs and of the acceptability of mass media for AIDS education. Focus group interviews of 73 Xiamen University students showed that the students used radio more consistently than any other media and viewed magazines as the best media source of health information. However, they expressed a general distrust of the health information media offer. They possessed quite a bit of accurate information about AIDS but also harbored many inaccurate beliefs. Most felt that their personal risk from AIDS was very low because they felt distanced--either geographically or morally--from those at risk. Disturbing numbers felt that fate, not individual behavior, determines whether or not a person contracts HIV. The paper discusses the study's implications for future research.
西方卫生官员认为，中华人民共和国艾滋病毒感染率比所报告的要高得多，但对该疾病的了解程度仍然很低。本文描述了一项对中国大学生艾滋病知识与信念以及大众媒体对艾滋病教育可接受性的初步研究。对73名厦门大学学生进行的焦点小组访谈显示，学生们使用广播的频率比其他任何媒体都高，并将杂志视为健康信息的最佳媒体来源。然而，他们对媒体提供的健康信息普遍表示不信任。他们掌握了不少关于艾滋病的准确信息，但也抱有许多错误观念。大多数人认为他们个人感染艾滋病的风险很低，因为他们觉得在地理上或道德上与高危人群有距离。令人不安的是，不少人认为是命运而非个人行为决定一个人是否感染艾滋病毒。本文讨论了该研究对未来研究的启示。
