Health education: knowledge and information sources on AIDS

Autores

  • Maria Helena Bittencourt Westrupp Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Cleide Peron Boell Pimentel Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Elza Berger Salema Coelho Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina
  • João Carlos Caetano Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Aldanei Norma de Souza Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691996000200005

Palavras-chave:

AIDS, HIV, students

Resumo

Questionnaires were answered by 151 students, 10 to 19 years old, from an elementary, Jr. and Senior - high State School in Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina -Brazil. The objectives were: to identify information sources; transmission mechanisms; prevention forms and the interest shown by students in acquiring new knowledge on HIV/AIDS. Based on the responses, author found out that 90,06% of the students had heard about AIDS on TV, 29, 13% had been informed about the theme through a teacher. It was also observed that 45,03% would seek for orientation from their parents, and 9,93% from their teachers.

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1996-07-01

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Westrupp, M. H. B., Pimentel, C. P. B., Coelho, E. B. S., Caetano, J. C., & Souza, A. N. de. (1996). Health education: knowledge and information sources on AIDS. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 4(2), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691996000200005