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The level of knowledge of South African pupils regarding HIV/AIDS

Herman Strydom

School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, Social Work Division, Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University, Private bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa mwkhs{at}puknet.puk.ac.za

Corinne Strydom

School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus

English

Participants were not well informed regarding HIV/AIDS and many misconceptions existed. The current publicity given to HIV/AIDS can lead to desensitization instead of addressing the real issues. Programmes in this regard should rather focus on life skills as such, in which HIV/AIDS plays a major role.

French

Les participants étaient mal informés sur le VIH/SIDA et véhiculaient plusieurs conceptions erronées sur le sujet. La publicité courante concernant le VIH/SIDA peut mener à une désensibilisation plutôt que de confronter le problème dans sa réalité. Les programmes à cet effet devraient plutôt mettrent l'emphase sur des habiletés de survie pour lesquelles le VIH/SIDA joue un rôle majeur.

Spanish

Se halló que los participantes no estaban bien informados respecto a VIH/SIDA y que tenían muchas nociones equivocadas. La publicidad que se da ahora a VIH/SIDA puede llevar a la de-sensitización en vez de ayudar a bregar con los problemas reales. Los programas relacionados con estos problemas deberían enfocarse en la adquisición de destrezas para la vida, entre las cuales destrezas para bregar con VIH/SIDA tienen un lugar importante.

Key Words: HIV/AIDS • knowledge • level of knowledge • pupils

International Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 4, 495-505 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806061232
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