Abstract:

Objective To analyze the current status of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome（AIDS） discrimination among college students and identify its influencing factors，thereby providing a scientific support for developing effective AIDS education policies in higher education institutions. Methods From October 2023 to April 2024，2 001 college students were selected from a university in Sichuan Province by stratified cluster sampling，and an anonymous survey was conducted using a general information questionnaire，an AIDS knowledge scale，and the Chinese version of the Zelaya AIDS discrimination scale. The level of AIDS discrimination and associated influencing factors among students with different characteristics were analyzed using independent samples t-tests，one-way ANOVA，Spearman correlation analysis，and multiple linear regression analysis. Results The total score of AIDS discrimination was （58.61±16.55）points，and the fear of infection was the highest score[（15.61±5.99）points]. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that factors associated with AIDS discrimination included gender（β=-0.082），age（β=0.105），major（β=0.102），family type（β=0.085），whether to participate in school courses on HIV/sex and health（β=0.065），whether to carry out AIDS/sex and health publicity in universities（β=0.250），whether there had been high-risk sexual behavior without condoms（β=-8.534），whether there had been family sex education in childhood（β=0.059），and total knowledge score（β=-0.291）（all P<0.05）. Conclusion AIDS discrimination is common among college students in Sichuan Province. Colleges and universities should reasonably plan sexual health education and humanistic medicine courses，supplement young students' sexual and reproductive health peer education activities，and actively promote and implement family sex education programs to reduce the level of AIDS discrimination.

Key words: Students, Attitudes, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Influencing factors