Investigation on HIV/AIDS Health Education Demand of Undergraduates from Different Type Universities in Multi-ethnic Frontier Regions

Objective To understand about sources and ways of acquiring HIV/AIDS knowledge, willing to accept the ways of education and the demand situation among undergraduates from the different universities in Yunnan province, and provide scientific basis for making more effective health education strategy. Methods Using stratified random cluster sampling method, 1179 first and second year students from four different type universities (Kunming Medical University, Dali University, Yunnan Art Institute and Yunnan University) in different areas of Yunnan province ( Kunming and Dali) were selected and surveyed by anonymous questionnaire. Results HIV/AIDS knowledge of undergraduates from the different universities in Yunnan province came mainly from different schools (56.3% 80.3%) , followed by friends or partners (15.0 28.7%) .There were differences in the the same soure from four universities (P <0.05) . On channals to access that, the medical students accepted mainly through the classroom learning (39.0% 45.0%) , but students among arts and comprehensive universities tot mainly by the network or the news media (34.7% 36.2%) . There were differences in classroom teaching, news media and discussion from others (P <0.05) .The most willing to accept the way of HIV/AIDS health education among undergraduates was "watch the related video" of that (38.7% 62.0%) . There was on differen in being expected ways of doing things at watching video, knowledge lecture, classroom teaching and propaganda column column and leaflets (P > 0.05) among four universities.Undergraduates from four different universities hoped consistenly to carry out more special topic lecture (50.7%54.5%) . There were differences on demand of special topic lecture and classroom teaching (P <0.05) , which not different on demand of installing auto selling condom machine and propaganda column column and leaflets (P >0.05) from undergraduates from four different universitiess. Conclusions Although there are many differences among undergraduates from the different universities in Yunnan province, they have some sameness as well. According to different characteristics of their students and the actual situation in different universities, they should be targeted to carry out health education, and constantly improve undergraduates' cogntive level about HIV/AIDS knowledge in multi-ethnic frontier areas, which may help to form a correct attitude and behavior for them, then prevent and control the spread of HIV/AIDS.