Objective To understand the AIDS knowledge

attitude and behavior of freshmen and explore a healthy mode of AIDS education for college students.Method 447 freshmen from a university of Guangzhou city were surveyed with questionnaires and the data were statistically analyzed.Results The awareness of HIV transmission in these freshmen were more than 60%.Among them

female students had higher awareness of "sharing common office supplies"

" HIV-infected women to their babies through breast-feeding

" "blood transfusion or using blood products" and "anal sex between gay men" than male students and the difference was statistically significance（P<0.05 or P<0.01）;female students had higher awareness of "proper use of condoms every time

" " not sharing syringes" and " keeping out of trouble and staying away from erotic places" than male students

and the difference was statistically significant（P<0.05 or P<0.01）;among the ways to get AIDS knowledge

the differences between male and female students in television

newspapers and magazines

teachers

students

promotional materials and peer education were statistically significant（P<0.05 or P<0.01）.Conclusion University Freshman do not have comprehensive ADIS knowledge and the university needs to carry out AIDS health education widely so that students can master the right knowledge about AIDS to reduce their risk of HIV infection.