This study investigated the effects of knowledge and attitudes about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on behavior among 293 students of Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Education, Bangkok, Thailand. The purposes of this study were to : a) assess university students' knowledge and attitudes about AIDS, and their sexual behavior; b) ascertain whether accurate knowledge of AIDS and attitudes towards AIDS are related to sexual behavior; c) determine if sexual behaviors have changed as a result of AIDS awareness; d) determine if these young adults perceive themselves to be at risk for contracting AIDS; e) examine the relationship between demographic and sexual behavioral patterns of this target population; f) determine gender differences in attitudes, knowledge and behavior. The instrument used in this study was a standardized questionnaire, developed in parts by Gray and Saracino, (1989) and Larsen, (1988) . The instrument included a 37-item true -false knowledge test on the transmission, etiology, epidemiology and prevention of AIDS as well as general information about AIDS and a 20-item Likert -type scale on Attitudes Towards AIDS Victims (ATAV). Data were analyzed using analysis of variance, pearson product moment correlation and chi-square test. The results from this study indicated that there was no relationship between attitudes, knowledge and risky sexual behavior. There was no significant difference with respect to knowledge score of AIDS between male and female students. However, there was significant difference between male and female students with respect to attitudes toward people with AIDS and communicating with prospective partners. The data revealed that males had a more positive attitude towards people with AIDS than females and females used more effective communication patterns than males. The findings also showed that most students do not perceive themselves as being at risk for AIDS. The study results were reviewed in light of the literature on attitudes and knowledge of AIDS and sexual behavior due to awareness of AIDS among various adolescents and university students. Implications and recommendations for university students as a result of this study were presented.

This study was conducted to identify the level of knowledge, attitude, and its influence on preventive behavior among the students of BBA and Bio-TEC BUITMS Quetta, Pakistan. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire to 304 students in February 2009 and analyzed by SPSS V16. The age of students was between 18 tp 27 years of age. Around two thirds of them were males. There were 232 students in BBA and 72 from Bio-TEC. Majority of students lived with their family and the average monthly allowance was 2000 to 5000 rupee (US$25-50US$). The results indicated that only 3.9% or 12 students had high knowledge 43% or 131 had moderate knowledge and rest had low knowledge towards HIV/AIDS. The results attitude showed that there were 48.7% of respondents who had "neutral attitude", 10.9% of them had "positive attitude", while 40.5% had "negative attitude. In respect to preventive behavior 53.3 of the students have moderate level of practice 32.6 of students had high level, and only 14.1% of the students had very low level of the practice.

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In order to test for factors predicting AIDS-preventive safe sexual behavior, a battery comprising a demographic questionnaire, an AIDS Self-Efficacy questionnaire, a Sexual Behavior Index, and an AIDS Awareness Survey were administered to 118 undergraduate students (ages 19-28, 93% African American) at a predominantly African American state-supported university in the southeastern US. Possible predictors tested were gender, self-efficacy, perceived self-efficacy while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, knowledge about HIV/AIDS, and source of knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Under multiple linear regression, there were statistically significant correlations between each of these predictor variables and safe sexual behavior. Under a full model regression, self-efficacy was the only significant factor to predict safe sex practices. The study supported the effectiveness of the university's system of programs to provide HIV information to students. Implications for nursing are discussed.