The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

A study on the knowledge towards HIV/AIDS among the adolescents of Kamrup District, Assam, India

  • Author:
  • Gayatree Goswamee1, Ranju Medhi2,
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 97 to 102

1Department of Education, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India

2Department of Education, Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, India

*Corresponding author: ranjumedhi21@yahoo.in

Online published on 20 June, 2013.

Abstract

This study has been designed to assess the knowledge towards HIV/AIDS among the adolescents of Kamrup District of Assam. Purposive sampling procedure was followed to select the sample of 100 adolescents. Data was collected using interview schedule and t-test was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that in Kamrup district urban adolescents’ had high level of knowledge towards HIV/AIDS than their rural counterparts. However, female adolescents were more aware than male adolescents about the risk behaviour of the disease.

Keywords

Adolescents, AIDS, HIV, Knowledge