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College students' attitudes and knowledge of AIDS
1Paediatrics Department, Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Medical Journal
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
To determine attitudes and knowledge of AIDS, a survey was conducted among students at the Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Gondar, Ethiopia. One hundred sixty four new incoming students (115 males, 49 females) in all departments in 1990-91 academic year provided information. The results reveal that 40% of the students have experienced sexual intercourse. Their knowledge of AIDS was adequate and comparable with other college and high school students, but the majority of those who practice sex do not use condoms and a fifth have had a sexual contact with a high risk individual.
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