Article · Volume 6, Issue 2 · pp. 42–48
HIV/AIDS Awareness, Attitude and Perception among School, College Students and Hospital Workers
Premkumar B1, Gayathri T2, Ravichandran S3
- 1Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
- 2Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
- 3Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
Abstract
Objective: To find out the level of awareness, attitude and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among School students, Pharmacy college students and hospital workers.Setting: PSG Sarvajana Higher Secondary School, PSG College of Pharmacy and PSG Hospital. Study design:Class XI and Class XII School students, III year and Final year Bachelor of Pharmacy Students and third grade hospital workers. Participants:98 School students, 92 College students and 77 hospital workers participated in the study. Statistical analysis:Percentage and Chi-Square for comparison between the groups.Results: The awareness of Pharmacy college students was higher than School students. School students had better knowledge than hospital workers.Conclusion: Education has an impact on awareness and effective program design for each group could improve the understanding and behavior of the study population regarding HIV/AIDS.
Keywords: AIDS; Awareness; College; HIV; Hospital workers; School students
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