The impact of the AIDS-education programme on Ugandan schoolchildren

The knowledge and attitudes of young people towards AIDS prevention and AIDS patient care have been evaluated through an investigation of posters sent to a nationwide poster competition by urban schoolchildren in Uganda. The contents of these posters may reflect the current state of the AIDS education campaign and the understanding of the main messages. The schoolchildren were knowledgable about the subject and had a positive attitude towards AIDS-patients. One problem seems to be the understanding of the carrier state of HIV infection.