KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF YOUTH IN INDIA REGARDING HUMAN-SEXUALITY AND AIDS

Authors
TIKOO M BOLLMAN SR BERGEN MB
Citation
M. Tikoo et al., KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF YOUTH IN INDIA REGARDING HUMAN-SEXUALITY AND AIDS, Journal of sex & marital therapy, 21(4), 1995, pp. 248-254
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies","Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Journal of sex & marital therapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
0092623X
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
248 - 254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0092-623X(1995)21:4<248:KLOYII>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A sample 893 students (397 females, 493 males) at a public school in N ew Delhi, India, were surveyed in grades 6 through 12. The survey inst rument (questionnaire) had 99 questions and took approximately I hour and 10 minutes to complete. Anonymity was assured to the subjects. The survey revealed that Indian adolescents have limited knowledge about human sexuality and AIDS. Males scored higher than the females on both knowledge and AIDS scales. The higher the grade level the higher the scores on both the scales.