In terms of obtaining HIV/AIDS-

Information Sources

• In terms of obtaining HIV/AIDS-related information, youth are less likely than Canadians in general to cite the following sources: newspaper articles (20 versus 46 per cent); television news (41 versus 53 per cent), health magazines (21 versus 28 per cent), radio news (six versus 13 per cent) and television health programs (15 versus 21 per cent). On the other hand, as might be expected, they are more apt to cite school as an information source (65 versus 17 per cent). Similarly, youth cite the same preferences for sources of general health information;
  
• Youth are more likely to consider health care professionals (87 versus 75 per cent), the scientific research community (77 versus 70 per cent) and Health Canada (78 versus 67 per cent) to be reliable sources of information. They show even less faith in the media than the national average (12 versus 18 per cent).