Smith A M, de Visser R, Akande A, Rosenthal D, Moore S
Centre for the Study of Sexually Transmissible Diseases, La trobe University, Australia.
Arch Sex Behav. 1998 Jun;27(3):279-94. doi: 10.1023/a:1018603102295.
To understand safe sex behavior in two countries which have been differentially affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the present study compared the AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of 920 heterosexual undergraduate students in Australia and 228 heterosexual undergraduate students in South Africa. South African students were found to have significantly less knowledge about HIV/AIDS, and significantly less favorable attitudes toward safe sex behavior than their Australian counterparts. They were also more likely to report that they have avoided various groups of people for fear of contracting AIDS. Experience from Australia over the period 1986-1995 suggests that significant improvements in the AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of South African undergraduates are achievable.
为了解在受艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行影响程度不同的两个国家中的安全性行为情况，本研究比较了澳大利亚920名异性恋本科生和南非228名异性恋本科生在艾滋病相关知识、态度及行为方面的差异。结果发现，南非学生对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的了解显著少于澳大利亚学生，对安全性行为的态度也明显不如澳大利亚学生积极。他们还更有可能表示，因担心感染艾滋病而避开了各类人群。澳大利亚在1986年至1995年期间的经验表明，南非本科生在艾滋病相关知识、态度和行为方面可实现显著改善。
