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A Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude on HIV/AIDS among the Adolescents in Selected Degree College, Tirupati

S. Vamsi Krishna* , S. Vamsi Krishna* , M. Sreelatha** , P. Sudha Rani***

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International Journal of Practical Nursing 3(3):p 139-143, Sept - Dec 2015. | DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpn.2347.7083.3315.10

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 HIV is not a disease in itself, it is a condition, which if not managed properly with a healthy lifestyle and habits, results into AIDS- a condition, where an individual’s immune system has been lost and the person becomes vulnerable to many illnesses. The setting for the study was SV degree college Thatithopu, Tirupati. A Non-probability convenient sampling technique was adopted to select 100 adolescents. A structured questionnaire and checklist was used to assess the knowledge and attitude on HIV/AIDS among adolescents.The collected data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results shown that 27% of adolescents had inadequate knowledge, 54% had moderate knowledge and 19% had adequate knowledge, and regarding attitude on HIV/AIDS 25% of adolescents had unfavorable attitude, 48% had moderately favorable attitude and 27% had favorable attitude and there is a significant association between level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS with mother’s educational status, mother’s occupation, father’s educational status, father’s occupation, place of residence, source of information  at P <0.01 level.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Adolescents; Knowledge; Attitude.

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