汕头市青年学生艾滋病知信行情况及影响因素分析

Objective To understand the current status of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding AIDS prevention and control among young students in Shantou City, analyze the influencing factors to provide a basis for targeted work. Methods From November 2023 to December 2024, a survey was conducted on the current status of AIDS knowledge, attitude, and practice among 2,504 young students from 12 institutions in Shantou City. Chi-square test, multivariate Logistic regression analysis and decision tree model analysis were used to explore the influencing factors of young students' awareness of AIDS prevention and control knowledge. Results The awareness rate of AIDS core knowledge was 39.34%. Their acceptance of contact with AIDS patients is relatively low, and the incidence of sexual activity was 1.96%. Logistic regression analysis showed that students from technical schools, secondary vocational schools, those above the first grade, non-only children, and those who had not received AIDS-related publicity had a lower awareness rate of AIDS knowledge. Minority students had a higher awareness rate of AIDS knowledge. Decision tree analysis showed that undergraduate and junior college students who had received publicity had the highest awareness rate of AIDS knowledge(63.6%); students above grade one in technical schools and secondary technical schools who had not received publicity had the lowest rate(17.7%). Conclusion The knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding AIDS prevention and control among young students in Shantou City need to be further strengthened. Weak links should be identified based on the corresponding influencing factors, and targeted publicity and prevention work should be carried out.