WKBW-TV Channel 7 turned the spotlight on youth perceptions of HIV and AIDS during their July 22 Buffalo news broadcast. Reporter Bridget Blythe spoke to young people about how they and their friends view the disease and the threat it poses to them. Here are some of their comments:
Wesley (14): most kids my age they think that HIV is not a serious problem.
Howard (15): there's medicines for this disease and this for this disease this for that one. And they're not thinking if they catch this it might be a lifelong thing.
This type of comment isn't surprising to those who work in the field of HIV prevention. As medical advances have allowed people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives, the public's perception of the disease has changed, and many, especially young people, no longer think AIDS is something they need to worry about.
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