A study of how personal knowledge of HIV/AIDS influences the sexual attitudes of young people, 1999

The purpose of this study was to examine how personal knowledge of HIV/AIDS influences the sexual attitudes of young people who have attended HIV/AIDS training/seminars versus those who have not been exposed to this training. Survey research was conducted at a busy intersection near a popular university campus. The study surveyed both males and females between 18 and 22 years of age. There were fifty- three respondents of which ninety-four percent were African American. Ninety percent of the respondents indicated that they had some college experience. Seventy-five percent of the respondents indicated that they had been exposed to formal HIV/AIDS information and training. It was found that there was a statistical difference between those who have received HIV/AIDS training when compared to those that did not receive training. There was no measurable difference indicated between the sexual attitudes of young people who were exposed to HIV/AIDS training/seminars after one year