AIDS discrimination in junior college students and the effect of AIDS knowledge on discrimination
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.02.013
- VernacularTitle:成都市低年级大学生艾滋病知识对歧视态度的影响
- Author:
YU Bin , YANG Shujuan, LIAO Jiawen, HAN Jiayu, SHEN Pengyue, WU Sirui, ZHANG Xiaoling, MOU Li, QIU Qianyue, WANG Shuhui, FU Junxi, XIA Jun, HU Ming, LIU Yisi, WU Linfeng.
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Author Information
1. West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu(610041), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
Knowledge;
Attitude;
Health education;
Factor analysis,statistical;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(2):209-212
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the situation of AIDS knowledge and discrimination among freshmen in Chengdu city, and to explore possible effects of AIDS knowledge on discrimination.
Methods:A cluster random sampling was employed to investigate 1 053 college students from 11 universities in Chengdu about their HIV/AIDS knowledge and discrimination. The scores of AIDS knowledge and discrimination of students with different characteristics were analyzed, and the influence path of AIDS knowledge on AIDS discrimination were further analyzed based on different peer relationships.
Results:The total scores of AIDS knowledge was negatively correlated to AIDS discrimination( r s =-0.13, P <0.01). After adjusting for confounding factors, the total score of AIDS knowledge was associated with the total score of AIDS discrimination( β =-0.12, P <0.01). AIDS knowledge played a role in AIDS discrimination in intimate, general and unfamiliar peer relationships, with standardized path coefficients of -0.20, -0.24 and -0.18 respectively( P <0.01).
Conclusion:AIDS knowledge are correlated with discrimination among freshmen under different peer relationships. More anti-AIDS discrimination courses should be added to AIDS education to reduce the students’ fear and stigma of HIV/AIDS patients and related risk groups.
