Associated factors for knowledge attitude behavior of HIV/AIDS among technical school students in Guangzhou

Objective To investigate knowledge, attitude and behavior on HIV/AIDS among technical school student in Guangzhou, and to provide evidence for HIV/AIDS health education.Methods A total of 991 students from 10 technical schools were investigated with a questionnaire about HIV/AIDS knowledge through cluster sampling.Results Score of HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and behavior was 18.46 ± 4.62, 2.98 ± 1.09 and 9.39 ± 2.48, respectively.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender, monthly living expenses and family atmosphere associated with knowledge of HIV/AIDS (P<0.05).Age and parental marital quality associated with attitude of HIV/AIDS (P<0.05).Gender, age, monthly living expenses and family atmosphere correlated with HIV/AIDS related behaviors (P<0.05).Conclusion HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and behavior among technical school students is insufficient, which calls for further HIV/AIDS health education and promotion in school settings according to the cognitive, physiological and psychological characteristics of students.