Awareness level of school students in age group of 14-18 years about HIV & AIDS in a rural area of Jammu (J&K)
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
HIV infection is known to have established in India since year 1986 and three decades are over since then A lot of activities have been since then going on by the government of India sponsored NACP under the aegis of NACO The endemicity of this infection in populations is known to be inversely proportional to the level of awareness about HIVAIDSAs per the data available there are variations in level of awareness about the HIVAIDS and itrsquos prevention among the general populations as well as the at risk populations So it is always prudent to assess the level of awareness among the general population For this reason survey of awareness level among the high school students can give a reliable indication as they represent the level of awareness of their families Hence a study was conducted among the adolescent students in age group of 1419 years ie Class 912 yearsStudy Design Cross sectional studyStudy Subjects adolescent students in age group of 1419 years ie Class 912 yearsStudy Period Dec 2015Materials and Methods The study was conducted in village Maraliannbspof Block RS Pura rural field practice area of Department of Community medicine GMC Jammu The schools chosen were High and Higher secondary standards where the students of age group gt14 years could be contactedStudy Instrument A pre tested schedule containing 47 questions related to Knowledge attitudes and practices of adolescents about modes of transmission and prevention of HIV infection attitudes and beliefs about it and their related practices was used to interviewIt was seen that the students in age group of 1418 years were much aware about the HIVAIDS itrsquos causes routes of transmission risk factors preventive measures and facilities for diagnosis and drugs Students of this age group can be taken as proxy to the families they belong to and hence the general population of the area under study But still a large proportion is having wrong concepts or no ideas about all the aspects associated with HIVAIDSConclusion Hence conducting and sustaining IEC activities in the area is recommendedKeywordsnbspHIV AIDS Awareness Students Prevention
Authors and Affiliations
Rakesh Bahl, Renu Sharma, Abroo, Rashmi Kumari
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