Variables Yes % No % Preferred sources Health institutions 270 66.2 138 33.8 School/Teacher 144 35.3 264 64.7 Friends 171 41.9 237 58.1 Religious institutions 144 35.3 264 64.7 Parents 93 22.8 315 77.2 People living with HIV/AIDS 85 20.8 323 79.2 Preferred channels Radio 273 66.9 135 33.1 Peer discussions 259 63.5 149 36.5 Television 227 55.6 181 44.4 Printed materials: posters, leaflets 192 47.1 216 52.9 Others 12 2.8 396 97.2

Table 4: Presents frequencies of the preferred source of and channels for information about HIV/AIDS with respective percentages among participants of hosanna high schools, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia, May 2013 (N= 408).