Awareness about HIV/AIDS in school going adolescents in a rural block of Haryana

Pages: 899-900
Ramesh Verma (Medical Officer I/C Rural Health Training Centre CHC, Chiri)
Meenakshi Kharb (BAMS, MBA (MH), S.M.U )
Pramod Kumar Saharan (College of Nursing, PGIMS, Rohtak)
Sonu (Department of Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak)
Pooja Singla (Department of Microbiology, PGIMS, Rohtak)
Sat Pal (Demonstrator, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana)

What is the level of awareness regarding various aspects of HIV/AIDS among rural school going adolescents of Rohtak? To assess the level of awareness regarding HIV/AIDS in rural school going adolescents of Rohtak. Study Cross sectional. Senior secondary schools under CHC Chiri, Block Lakhanmajra, Rohtak. Adolescents (15-19yrs) studying in class 9th to 12th. All the students studying in 9th-12thstd in the three schools under CHC Chiri were selected (N=369). A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was administered to them after obtaining informed consent. Simple proportions, Chi square test. All the students had heard about HIV/AIDS. 77.3% of boys and 78% of girls knew that it is caused by a micro-organism. Only 6.8% boys and 16% girls knew all the modes of transmission of this disease. About 22% students had various misconceptions regarding the mode of spread. Television (50.1%) was observed as the most common source of information regarding HIV/AIDS.