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Knowledge About HIV/AIDS Among Secondary School Students.

Pratibha Gupta¹, Fatima Anjum, Pankaj Bhardwaj

¹Department of Community Medicine, Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, India.

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

|May 4, 2013

Summary

Secondary school students in Lucknow demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) transmission. Educational institutions should implement targeted awareness campaigns to further enhance student understanding of HIV/AIDS.

Keywords:

AIDS HIV Knowledge Students

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Adolescent Health

Background:

Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) presents a significant global public health challenge.
School-aged children are a vulnerable population at risk of HIV/AIDS exposure.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among secondary school students.
To propose recommendations for effective HIV/AIDS education within school settings.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Lucknow, India, involving 215 students from grades 10-12.
Data was collected between July and October 2011.

Main Results:

Television was the primary source of HIV/AIDS information for 85% of students.
95.1% of female students correctly identified unprotected sex as a mode of HIV transmission.
75.8% of students recognized mother-to-child transmission.

Conclusions:

Secondary school students exhibited satisfactory knowledge regarding most HIV/AIDS transmission routes, including mother-to-child transmission.
Schools are encouraged to develop and implement proactive HIV/AIDS awareness programs for students.