japanese perception of aids

The Japanese Perception of AIDS
January 2002



HIV/AIDS is not only a growing problem in the U.S.A, it is a world wide problem. With an increased attention to HIV/AIDS, it is now being considered “a major security threat that knows no borders.” This article talks about how the Group of Eight countries came together and reached an agreement to put together a multibillion dollar fund to pay for the global efforts to fight HIV/AIDS. The article also states that Japan has less than 10,000 cases of HIV/AIDS among all the Japanese nationals. It leads us to wonder what the Japanese perception of AIDS is.
An “opinion poll” study, involving 5,000 randomly selected Japanese nationals, with a completion rate of 70%, allowed researchers to gain a better understanding of the changes in attitudes of the Japanese nationals over the course of time from 1987 to 1996.
This study was recently modified in the last few years, allowing teenagers to participate and voice thei...