AIDS Awareness of Secondary School Pupils in the Northern Province of South Africa
- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 83 (3) , 955-958
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1998.83.3.955
Abstract
This study investigated AIDS awareness in secondary school pupils (mainly Northern Sotho and Xitsonga) in the Northern Province of South Africa. The randomly chosen sample included 622 Standard 9 pupils (254 boys and 368 girls) in the age range of 17 to 24 years ( M of 19.3), who were administered a questionnaire on awareness of AIDS and socioeconomic status. Over 72% of the questions about AIDS were correctly answered, which suggests a fair amount of accurate information about AIDS; however, 18% were of the opinion that “AIDS does not exist” and 19% that “there is a cure for AIDS.” Analysis of variance indicated no relationships for sex, age, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status with correct answers.Keywords
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