SEXUALITY AND AIDS - KAB-P SURVEY, 1989, CONDUCTED IN SECONDARY-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT IN OUAGADOUGOU (BURKINA-FASO)

AIDS is nowadays one of the major problems of public health in Burkina Faso. In order to get informations on pupils' sexual behaviour and kn owledge about AIDS we conducted a study on a representative sample fro m secondary schools' students in Ouagadougou (n = 466). The mean age w as 18.2 years old; 48.7% among these pupils declared to have had least one sexual intercourse. The mean age of the first intercourse was 16. 3 years old. For them, media was the main information source bn AIDS ( 72.1%), whereas schools were not named. 58.4% mentionned condom as a m ean of prevention and 64.1% among males who have had a sexual experien ce used condom. Although they were afraid of AIDS the school Students asked did not think they were likely to contract the illness; but they pointed out the prostitutes as a risk behaviour group. These results are discussed according to the gravity of AIDS. So, the risky sexual b ehaviour, due to ignorance and/or thoughtness, endanger this youth and challenge all actors.