AIDS-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND MISCONCEPTIONS AMONG HIGH SECONDARY-SCHOOLTEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN KASSALA, SUDAN

Authors
ELZUBIER AG ELNOUR MH ANSARI EHH
Citation
Ag. Elzubier et al., AIDS-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND MISCONCEPTIONS AMONG HIGH SECONDARY-SCHOOLTEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN KASSALA, SUDAN, East African medical journal, 73(5), 1996, pp. 295-297
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
East African medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
0012835X
Volume
73
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
295 - 297
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-835X(1996)73:5<295:AKAMAH>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
An AIDS-related knowledge study was carried out on a sample of 462 hig h secondary school teachers and students, in Kassala, eastern Sudan. T he results showed high scores of knowledge about AIDS-transmission and general knowledge about the disease. However, there was a high freque ncy of AIDS-related misconceptions, especially among females and among teachers and students in the science education track. The study calls for more focus on these misconceptions in health education campaigns regarding AIDS.