Abstract: Objective To understand the status of AIDS knowledge, attitudes and behavior in college students in Baoding. Methods Self-designed questionnaire, random cluster sample of pumping 2 160 institutions in four college students in Baoding were conducted anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Results Respondents on AIDS knowledge and transmission awareness were high, awareness of non-transmission route were low. Respondents/patients with the correct attitude on HIV infection, self-protection attitude and correct behavior of AIDS were lower. 36%of the students received AIDS education in school, major source came from newspapers, magazines, radio and television, followed by classmates and friends, school teachers. 25.25%of the respondents had participated in AIDS prevention public activities. Conclusion College students have good knowledge on AIDS, but the prevalence of the lack of the recognition of the seriousness of the threat of AIDS in sexual behavior, the rete of the students participating in AIDS prevention public activity is not high, college students should have a comprehensive system of health education of AIDS prevention.

Key words: university students, AIDS, knowledge, attitude, behavior