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| Tuesday, 10 August 2004 |
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People in China inadequately informed about AIDS BEIJING, Monday (Xinhua) Merely 8.7 percent of the people in China know all the ABCs about AIDS transmission and prevention, a survey has found. Jointly conducted by the Horizon Group and the Futures Group Europe in 2003, the sample survey was randomly carried out among urbanites in seven large and medium-sized cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and residents in small towns and villages of seven provinces. Interviewees were asked basic queries on AIDS, including whether AIDS can be transmitted from mothers to their babies, through breast feeding or blood transfusion, as well as if dining with AIDS patients can pass on the disease. They were also asked about whether the infection rate can be lowered by maintaining a monogamous relationship with an AIDS-free partner, by having no sex at all, or by using condoms during each sexual intercourse. According to the survey, 25.6 percent of the residents surveyed offered correct answers to all of the first four questions on the major channels of AIDS transmission, while 21.4 percent responded positively to all the latter three questions on ways to prevent AIDS. Only 8.7 percent of the interviewees gave correct answers to all the seven questions. About 96.2 percent of the urbanites in China have heard about AIDS, much higher than the 82.6 percent of the people in small towns and the 75.1 percent of rural villagers. |
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