[Drug Knowledge of Middle School Students in HIV-prone Areas of Liangshan]

Abstract

Objective: To investigate drug knowledge of middle school students in HIV prone areas in Liangshan of Sichuan Province.

Methods: Students were randomly selected from the middle schools located in the HIV prone areas in Liangshan. A questionnaire survey was conducted. Drug knowledge of the respondents and associated factors were analyzed.

Results: Of the 10 749 respondents,10.1% had wrong knowledge about drugs. The respondents of male gender and minority ethnicity in the region and those who were in a lower grade,had poor academic records,more sisters,and a schoolmate taking drugs,and lived in a family with HIV infected member were more likely to had poor drug knowledge. By contrast,the respondents who had a peasant father,lived with both parents,resided in a city or township,self-rated in the middle and low 1/3 of wealth,lived in a community with >50% school attendance,and had a family member taking drugs were less likely to have wrong drug knowledge.

Conclusion: Middle school students in the HIV prone areas in Liangshan have poor drug knowledge. Socioeconomic factors influence the drug knowledge of students,which require systematic interventions.

Keywords: Drug abuse; Drug knowledge; Middle school students.