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•Sivakumar S.P.
•Balasubramanian V.
•R.Karthik Narayanan
•Noel Abraham Jacob
•Sowmya Vadhana J.
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Introduction
AIDS is a modern pandemic which is affecting both industrialized and developing
countries. This infection is caused due to a retro virus, human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV).

When HIV invades the body, it begins to attack white blood cells called CD4+ t cells or
t4 lymphocyte cells

Without enough CD4+ T cells, the body becomes vulnerable to certain rare cancers and
opportunistic infections.

The term AIDS refers to an advanced stage of HIV infection, when the immune system
has sustained substantial damage. Not everyone who has HIV infection develops AIDS.

Experts estimate that about half the people with HIV will develop AIDS within 10 years
after becoming infected

The advent of Anti-Retroviral Therapy has made HIV/AIDS from a killer disease to a
manageable chronic disease.
Review of Literature
India has more than 1,10,000 AIDS cases in which Tamil Nadu having the
major share of 52036 cases

A significant proportion of new infections is occurring in women . Over

35% of all reported HIV-infections in India occur among young people in
the age group of 15 to 24 years

An estimated 1.6-1.75 million people in India are infected with HIV. Only
17% of the women had heard of AIDS and among those women, levels of
knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention are poor.

“Without education, AIDS will continue its rampant spread. With AIDS
out of control, education will be out of reach.”- Dr. Peter Piot, Executive
Director of UNAIDS
Research Question
• Will a Health Education Programme using audio-visual aids on HIV/AIDS to
50 girl students among Krishnammal College increase their awareness by 30%?

Justification
Lack of control over own sexuality and sexual relationship
High prevalence of AIDS among the middle age group, especially
teenagers.
Girls are more at risk when compared to men.
Neglect of health needs. Women’s access to care and support for
HIV/AIDS is much delayed and limited
Stigma and discrimination
Materials and Methods
( Cross sectional Interventional study

( 50 Undergraduate girl students of

PSGR Krishnammal College, Peelamedu

programme was initially chalked out regarding the number of

visits, topics to cover and the questionnaire preparation.
permission from the principal of PSGR Krishnammal College
was obtained and the visits were schemed as follows,
Visit 1: PRE-TEST
Visit 2, 3, 4: HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Visit 5: POST-TEST
 TIME LINE CHART

Post test
Health Education
Pre test
Preliminary preparations
Official sanction
Questionnaire preparation
Study question
0 5 10 15
weeks
 Questionnaire
A structured questionnaire was used for assessing the knowledge levels. The
questionnaire covered the topics of Knowledge, Attitudes, Transmission and
Common practices.

Health Education programme

Consists of the following topics
•Introduction
•Modes of transmission
•People at High Risk
•Methods of Prevention
•Misconceptions

Statistical tests
Chi square test & paired t test were used to assess the statistical
significance. A p value less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically
significant. SPSS V.10 was used for the statistical analysis.
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 Pre Test Results
Q. Can AIDS patient be identified by their
appearance?

(42%)
Yes
No
(58%)

Q. How should AIDS patient be treated in the

society?
given care and
support

2% 4% segregate from
28% society to prevent
spread of disease
66% punished under
law

should regret
throughout life
COMPARISION OF PRE AND POST TEST STATISTICS
Q. How should an AIDS patient be treated in
the society?

100% 1 0 0

80%
49
60%
14 1 2 POST
40% PRE
20% 33

0%
care seggregated punished regret

Q. Can an AIDS patient be identified by his/her

appearance?

100%

80%
29
60%
49 No
40% Yes
20% 21

0% 1
Pre Post
Q. At what age group does HIV affect?

100%
90%
80%
70%
60% 39 ANY
46
50% Married
40% Adol
30% <12 yr
20% 4
10% 7
4
0%
PRE POST

Q. Should the blood be tested for HIV/AIDS before

transfusion?

100% 4 0
0
80%

60% avoid in emergencies

46 50 not to be tested
40%
for large amounts
20% always

0%
Pre Post
Conclusion

On analysis a ‘t’ value of 14.34 (p<0.001) was

achieved.
The pre test score shows that there is already a
good knowledge that prevails. So therefore the
future studies should concentrate more on the
next step of education rather than the awareness
itself. Further studies can concentrate on the
practical aspects of prevention.
We greatly thank Dr. Thomas V Chacko, Head of the Department
of Community Medicine for his help and support for doing this
project.
We would like to thank Dr. N.Seetharaman, Assistant Professor,
Department of Community Medicine for guiding us throughout this
project.

We would also like to thank Dr. Shivamani, Assistant Professor,

Department of Community Medicine for his guidance through our
project.
Our sincere thank also to the Community medicine librarian
Mrs.Uma and also to the Department Health worker
Mr.Nanjappan.
We take immense pleasure in thanking the staff and students of
Krishnammal College of Arts and Sciences for co-operating with
us throughout our project. Our sincere thanks also to Dr.
Poornima, Professor of Botany Department for her help in the
arrangement at the Krishnammal College.
Everyone knew what HIV/AIDS was. Almost all knew about the
common transmission routes. 22% did not know that HIV can
affect any age group. All knew that there were no vaccines for
AIDS.
8% were of the wrong view that testing of blood can be skipped
during emergencies. 98% were aware that use of condoms/safe
sex can prevent HIV/AIDS. 42% were of the view that AIDS
patient can be identified by the looks alone.
66% thought that AIDS patient should be given care and support
while 28% thought they should be segregated from the society to
prevent the spread of the disease. All were aware that AIDS can
be transmitted from mother to child. 56% did not know that Tamil
Nadu has the highest prevalence of AIDS.
42% were of the view that HIV positive couples have a chance to
give birth to HIV negative child. All were aware that homosexual
activity has a higher risk of transmission of HIV/AIDS. Everyone
was of the view that pretest counseling is necessary.
All had noticed whether their last injection was using a
sterilized/disposable needle or not. 54% thought that the risk of
needle prick injury was 100%.