Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)

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Factors Related to High School Students' Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Classmates

고등학생의 HIV 감염자에 대한 태도와 관련요인 분석

  • Chang, Young Mee (Institute of Health and Environment Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • 장영미 (서울대학교 보건환경연구소)
  • Published : 2001.09.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to High School Students' Attitudes(prejudice) toward HIV-infected classmates. 980 self-administrated questions were completed by high school male students. Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis was performed with the following independent variables: knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission, prevention, and HIV-antibody, interests, preventive behaviors, predicting level to peer HIV-related risk behavior, knowledge about information sites, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, self-efficacy to prevention, related to AIDS/HIV, thought about premarital sexual behavior and homosexuality. The Regression Model is significant(R2=.1719, F=33.517, p<0.05) The significant factors are knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission, intention of the preventive behaviors, knowledge of information sites, perceived severity, ideas about homosexuality, predicting level of peer HIV-related risk behavior. The results of this study provide information for effective education program development and health policy about AIDS prevention and management.

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