Questionnaires were answered by 151 students, 10 to 19 years old, from an elementary, Jr. and Senior - high State School in Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina -Brazil. The objectives were: to identify information sources; transmission mechanisms; prevention forms and the interest shown by students in acquiring new knowledge on HIV/AIDS. Based on the responses, author found out that 90,06% of the students had heard about AIDS on TV, 29, 13% had been informed about the theme through a teacher. It was also observed that 45,03% would seek for orientation from their parents, and 9,93% from their teachers.
AIDS; HIV; students
