PMID- 1393193 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19921120 LR - 20151119 IS - 0085-4638 (Print) IS - 0085-4638 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 3 DP - 1992 TI - An AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices survey among schoolchildren in Barbados. PG - 208-19 AB - A knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices (KABP) survey was performed among Barbadian secondary schoolchildren 11-16 years old in January 1990. The survey sought to assess the children's knowledge of AIDS and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission; their attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS; their sexual practices; and changes needed in education programs seeking to reduce childhood HIV transmission. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used. The survey sample was derived by selecting every eleventh student on the rosters of all the secondary schools in Barbados. All of the survey respondents completed the questionnaire on the same day, having been assembled examination-style for that purpose. The results showed high levels of correct knowledge about the principal routes of HIV transmission. However, a considerable proportion of the respondents harbored incorrect beliefs regarding mosquito transmission and dangers to blood donors, and many showed uncertainty or incorrect knowledge regarding possible HIV transmission by biting, spitting, or use of public toilets. About a third of the children (51.4% of the boys and 18.7% of the girls) said they had experienced sexual intercourse, though only 20% reported being sexually active in the year preceding the survey. Three-quarters of the sexually experienced group said they knew how to use condoms, but only a third said there was any time when they had used protection during sexual intercourse. Overall, the results indicate that education efforts prior to the survey had been effective, but that reinforcement of such efforts as well as their extension into the primary schools is warranted. Further research directed at helping these efforts to encourage more meaningful changes in sexual behavior is also needed. FAU - Walrond, E AU - Walrond E AD - National Advisory Committee on AIDS, Barbados. FAU - Jones, F AU - Jones F FAU - Hoyos, M AU - Hoyos M FAU - Souder, M AU - Souder M FAU - Ellis, H AU - Ellis H FAU - Roach, T AU - Roach T LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Bull Pan Am Health Organ JT - Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization JID - 7505403 SB - IM MH - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiology/*prevention & control/transmission MH - Adolescent MH - Barbados/epidemiology MH - Child MH - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice MH - Humans MH - Schools MH - Surveys and Questionnaires OID - PIP: 075958 OID - POP: 00214322 OAB - A knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and practices (KABP) survey was performed among Barbadian secondary schoolchildren ages 11-16 in January 1990. The survey sought to assess the children's knowledge of AIDS and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission; their attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS; their sexual practices; and changes needed in education programs seeking to reduce childhood HIV transmissions. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used. The survey sample was derived by selecting every 11th student on the rosters of all secondary school in Barbados. All of the survey respondents completed the questionnaire on the same day, having been assembled examination- style for that purpose. Results showed high levels of correct knowledge concerning the principle routes of HIV transmission; however, a considerable portion of the respondents maintained incorrect beliefs with regard to mosquito transmission and dangers to blood donors, and many demonstrated uncertainty or incorrect knowledge concerning possible HIV transmission by biting, spitting, or use of public toilets. About 1/3 of the children (51.4% of the boys and 18.7% of the girls) said they had experienced sexual intercourse, although only 20% said they were sexually active in the year preceding the survey. 3/4 of the sexually experienced group said they knew how to use condoms, but only 1/3 said there was any time when they had used protection during sexual intercourse. Overall, results indicate that education efforts prior to the survey had been effective, but that reinforcement of such efforts as well as their extension into the primary schools is warranted. Further research directed at aiding in this effort to encourage more meaningful changes in sexual behavior is also necessary. OABL- eng OTO - PIP OT - *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome OT - *Adolescents OT - *Age Factors OT - Americas OT - *Attitude OT - Barbados OT - Barrier Methods OT - Behavior OT - *Beliefs OT - Caribbean OT - Communication OT - *Condom OT - Contraception OT - Contraceptive Methods OT - *Contraceptive Usage OT - Culture OT - *Data Analysis OT - *Demographic Factors OT - Developing Countries OT - Diseases OT - Education OT - Family Planning OT - *Health Education OT - *Hiv Infections OT - *Knowledge OT - *Knowledge Sources OT - North America OT - Population OT - Population Characteristics OT - Psychological Factors OT - Research Methodology OT - Sampling Studies OT - Schools OT - *Secondary Schools OT - *Sex Behavior OT - *Sex Factors OT - *Students OT - Studies OT - *Surveys OT - Viral Diseases OT - Youth GN - PIP: TJ: BULLETIN OF THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION. EDAT- 1992/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1992/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 1992/01/01 00:00 PHST- 1992/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1992/01/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1992/01/01 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Bull Pan Am Health Organ. 1992;26(3):208-19.