Evolution of HIV risk perception in heterosexual relationships in a sample of Spanish University Students. The aim of this work is to analyze the evolution of risk perception of heterosexual transmission of the UIV in a sample of Spanish university students. We use two questionnaires of Bayes, Pastells and Tuldra (1995, 1996). The sample is composed by 1075 university students of first course: 587 (380 girls and 207 boys) are evaluated during the course 1996-97 and 570 (360 girls and 181 boys) during the course 2000-01. The samples are comparable in relation to level of studies, sex, and age. We establish the following conclusions: a) the equal level of sexual activity between sexes and more use of condom in the latest sample of 2000/01; b) the less risk perceived is associated to an affective sexual partner (versus casual/affair) and there aren't significant differences between the two samples; and, c) the more they are aware of HIV sexual transmission when taking the role of the character in the story risk perception is higher.

Evolution of HIV risk perception in heterosexual relationships in a sample of Spanish University Students. The aim of this work is to analyze the evolution of risk perception of heterosexual transmission of the UIV in a sample of Spanish university students. We use two questionnaires of Bayes, Pastells and Tuldra (1995, 1996). The sample is composed by 1075 university students of first course: 587 (380 girls and 207 boys) are evaluated during the course 1996-97 and 570 (360 girls and 181 boys) during the course 2000-01. The samples are comparable in relation to level of studies, sex, and age. We establish the following conclusions: a) the equal level of sexual activity between sexes and more use of condom in the latest sample of 2000/01 b) the less risk perceived is associated to an affective sexual partner (versus casual/affair) and there aren't significant differences between the two samples and, c) the more they are aware of HIV sexual transmission when taking the role of the character in the story risk perception is higher.