Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Reuters NewMedia - Tuesday November 28, 2000
A new survey by MTV music television showed that 60 percent of 16 to 24-year-old MTV viewers questioned in 16 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States think they should be worried about HIV/AIDS.
But only 24 percent said they knew anything about the illness and only 51 percent of sexually active young people said they would never have sex without a condom.
Thirty percent of the 4,140 teens and young adults interviewed face-to-face for the poll said only people who share needles can get the HIV virus that causes AIDS and 25 percent thought only promiscuous people were in danger of infection.
Sixteen percent said only homosexuals get AIDS and 12 percent thought the virus could be transmitted through kissing.
UNAIDS, the U.N. agency leading the global battle against the disease, estimates that more than 50 percent of new infections occur among 15 to 25-year-olds.
New data released by UNAIDS ahead of World AIDS day on Dec 1 shows that 5.3 million people around the globe were infected with HIV in 2000 and an estimated three million people died of HIV/AIDS during the year.
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