Abstract: Objective To understand the status of awareness on AIDS among the general public to provide basic data for health education on AIDS prevention and control.Methods The correct rate of keys to questions was estimated through questionnaires via newspapers and other medium.Results The resutls showed that the 20-50 years old groups and other people with senior high school or above education levles paid more attention to AIDS and knowledge of prevention and showed interest in participation,accounting for 70% or above 80%respectively.But the farmers,private owners and other people with low education levels know little about AIDS,with participant accounting for only 3.79% and 3.43%,and less than 20% among people with junior high school or below education levels.The general public had common sense on AIDS,but knew little about non-transmissible routes,protective measures and other complicated questions.Conclusion To carry out health education on AIDS prevention and control was needed according to different characteristic among the public to increase their self-protective awareness and capabilities.