Effectiveness of Structured Teaching on the Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Adolescents in Selected Schools, Ludhiana, Punjab
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 12
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Background: People rarely receive the accurate and appropriate information they need about HIV/AIDS. School-aged children should be provided with age-appropriate information on HIV/AIDS and life skills before they become sexually active. This research was performed to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching on the knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Adolescents. Methods: Sample size was 100 & random sampling (Lottery without Replacement) was used for data collection in selected schools, Ludhiana, Punjab. A self instructional questionnaire was prepared to assess the knowledge of HIV/AIDS among adolescents. Results: Result shows that Mean post test knowledge score of adolescent regarding HIV/AIDS was the higher 35.18 compare to mean pre test knowledge score 15.55 of adolescents and these difference was statistically significant at p<0.001 level. Of 70% adolescents had below average knowledge score and 30 % adolescents had average knowledge score regarding HIV/AIDS, and in posttest all adolescents had good knowledge score regarding HIV/AIDS. Conclusion: Study findings show that structured teaching is significantly effective in raising the knowledge level among adolescents regarding HIV/AIDS. The researchers feel strong need to evaluate knowledge of HIV/AIDS among adolescents and to take needful action to create an awareness to reduce the burden of HIV/AIDS in India.
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Kamble Asmita Laxman
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