Verstraeten T, Kiok E, Tawuo S; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1998; 12: 194 (abstract no. 13546).
Ministry of Health, Kajiado, Kenya.
OBJECTIVE: To establish base-line data on the level of knowledge about, attitude towards and practices towards sexually transmitted infections. METHODOLOGY: Questionnaires were filled by 877 primary school pupils and 857 secondary school students from 25 schools randomly chosen from the whole district. RESULTS: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. CONCLUSION: The level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and the modes of prevention is relatively high. The self-assessment for the risk of infection is low. A majority of boys and a large percentage of girls are already sexually active in both primary and secondary schools. Although a very high percentage of both girls and boys have heard of condoms, only a minority has ever used them ever or at the last sexual contact. Boys are more sexually active and report higher condom use.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adolescent
- Adolescent Behavior
- Attitude
- Condoms
- Female
- HIV Infections
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Health Personnel
- Humans
- Kenya
- Knowledge
- Male
- Questionnaires
- Schools
- psychology
Other ID:
UI: 102227930
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