Najem G R, Okuzu E I
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2714, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1998 Dec;90(12):765-74.
This analysis compared medical students' perceptions of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in two cities in two countries with different cultural and educational backgrounds. A total of 292 first- and second-year medical students (45% sample) were surveyed from New Jersey Medical School and from Benin Medical School, Nigeria. Compared with the Benin students, the Newark medical students were significantly more knowledgeable and had more positive attitudes and behaviors regarding HIV infection and AIDS. Misperceptions regarding certain modes of transmission of HIV were significantly higher among the Benin students than the Newark students. Compared with the Benin students, the Newark students had more frequent sexual intercourse and used condoms more frequently, but the Benin students had more sex partners. Perception of personal risk and concern of contracting AIDS was significantly higher among the Newark students than the Benin students. These results indicate it is important that medical educators in medical schools convey accurate information to improve medical students' perception regarding HIV infection and AIDS.
本分析比较了来自两个具有不同文化和教育背景国家的两个城市的医学生对人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染和获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）的认知。总共对来自新泽西医学院和尼日利亚贝宁医学院的292名一年级和二年级医学生（样本占45%）进行了调查。与贝宁学生相比，纽瓦克的医学生在HIV感染和艾滋病方面知识更丰富，态度和行为也更积极。贝宁学生对HIV某些传播方式的误解明显高于纽瓦克学生。与贝宁学生相比，纽瓦克学生性交更频繁，使用避孕套也更频繁，但贝宁学生有更多性伴侣。纽瓦克学生对个人感染风险的认知和感染艾滋病的担忧明显高于贝宁学生。这些结果表明，医学院校的医学教育工作者传达准确信息以提高医学生对HIV感染和艾滋病的认知非常重要。
