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- Study Of HIV/AIDS Awareness and Educational Characteristics of Adolescent Girls
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Dolly Rani
1,
Manju Arora
1
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1 Department of Home Science Extension Education, Institute of Home Science, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra (U.P.), IN
1 Department of Home Science Extension Education, Institute of Home Science, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra (U.P.), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 9, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 590-593Abstract
Adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection and to the impact of HIV/ AIDS. Around half of all people living with HIV/AIDS in the world are females. According to NACO (2005), India is the second largest population infected with HIV/AIDS. Over 35 per cent of all reported AIDS cases are among 15 to 24 years. Girls are not so much aware about this concept being contracted with the disease and its after effect, which creates the problem. This makes adolescence a crucial period in her life time. Education is a key to an effective response to HIV/AIDS. Studies show that educated women are more likely to know how to prevent HIV infection, to delay sexual activity and to take measures to protect themselves. Education also accelerates behavioural change among young people, making them more receptive to prevention messages. Universal primary education is not a substitute for expanded HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, but it is a necessary component that complements these efforts. On the basis of the above point of view the present study was conducted among 200 adolescent girls of Agra district to find out the level of awareness regarding HIV/AIDS according to their educational characteristics. It is concluded from the study that level of awareness regarding HIV/AIDS of most of the respondents was at medium level. The study further indicated that respondents, who were from English medium, studying in C.B.S.E. and I.C.S.C. Board, from science and commerce streams and having high family education status along with highly educated father and mother had better awareness regarding HIV/ AIDS than the other respondents.Keywords
Adolescent Girls, HIV/AIDS, Awareness, Education.
References
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- Interventional Programme on HIV/AIDS Awareness for Adolescent Girls of Agra District: A Study of Effectiveness
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Authors
Dolly Rani
1,
Manju Arora
1
Affiliations
1 Department of Home Science Extension Education, Institute of Home Science, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra (U.P.), IN
1 Department of Home Science Extension Education, Institute of Home Science, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra (U.P.), IN
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International Journal of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, Vol 2, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 33-38Abstract
HIV/AIDS still remains a threat to development of people of all age and Nationalities. It is pandemic, now at the beginning of its third decade, is one of the most devastating diseases, currently. It deprives families, communities and entire nations of people at their most productive ages. Globally, 34.0 million (31.4 million - 35.9 million) people were living with HIV at the end of 2011. HIV continues to profoundly affect women and girls across all regions. For example, in sub-Saharan Africa, the region most severely affected by HIV, women represent 58 per cent of the people living with HIV and bear the greatest burden of care (UNAIDS, 2012). India was the second largest population infected with HIV/AIDS and over 29.23 per cent of all reported AIDS cases were women (NACO, 2005). The figures in India as well as all over the world show that HIV/AIDS victims amongst girls will increase faster than the boys. The vulnerability of HIV infection in adolescent girls increases due to the biological factors and due to the limited information on growing up and sexuality issues. At such age girls are not so much aware about contracting HIV/AIDS and it's after effects, which creates the problem. This makes adolescence a crucial period in her life time. This calls for not only health education and health promotion in general, but also for HIV prevention and AIDS education specifically for which intervention programme should be organized. In this context, the author made a scientific attempt to intervene adolescent girls to protect themselves from AIDS and to find out the level of awareness and changes in the level of awareness about HIV/AIDS which occurred as a result of intervention programme. This study was conducted among two hundred adolescent girls of Agra district. It is concluded from the study that the respondent's awareness regarding basic facts about HIV/ AIDS, causes of HIV infection, prevention against HIV infection and government programme and policy against HIV/AIDS was high before the intervention programme. While regarding to the sexually transmitted infections, symptoms of HIV/AIDS, progression stages of HIV/AIDS and medical tests and treatment for HIV/AIDS, the awareness level in most cases was low. Overall level of awareness regarding HIV/ AIDS of most of the respondents was at medium level. Intervention programme was highly effective in creating awareness regarding different aspects of HIV/AIDS. Significant differences were observed (0.1 level of probability) in awareness level of adolescent girls regarding different aspects of HIV/AIDS before and after the intervention programme.Keywords
Adolescent Girls, HIV/AIDS, Intervention Programme, Awareness.Full Text
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