Dean & Director, Geetanjali College of Nursing, Geetanjali University, Udaipur (Raj.)
*Corresponding author: Dr. Jayalakshmi LS, Dean & Director, Geettanjali school & college of Nursing, Geetanjali University, Near Eklingpura, Chouraha, NH-8 Bypass, Geetanjali Medicity, Udaipur (Raj) - 313001, Mb no - 8003098724
Online published on 30 November, 2016.
Life style is considered to be an important determinant of health. Adolescent are at the stage of experimentation, trying out different lifestyles with a view of choosing one that they can adopt, moreover, today they are more exposed to wider range of choices and enjoy greater freedom to make these choices. The absence of sufficient knowledge, adolescents may indulge in unprotected sex or habit. This would endanger them to get infected before it is too late to realize. They need life style education to prevent HIV morbidity in them & also prevent the spread HIV/AIDS infection to others.
In this study quasi-experimental one group Pre-test & Post-test research design was adopted. The Structured Knowledge questionnaire and rating scale was used for attitude to collect data the samples were selected by using simple random sampling technique& data collection carried out among 640 subjects by using self administered questionnaire. Later Pre-test & Post- test was conducted before and after structured teaching Programme. The data collected was analyzed.
Results showed that the pretest mean knowledge score was 27.94, posttest mean knowledge score was 48.11, and the pretest mean attitude score was 87.1, posttest mean attitude score was 61.8. The significance of the findings was obtained by using paired‘t'test, the value of pretest and posttest of knowledge and attitude was found significant at 0.001 level, emphasizing the significant improvement in knowledge and positive attitude of adolescents towards lifestyle changes for preventing spread of HIV/AIDS. The study showed that there was significant association found between the mean pretest knowledge and attitude score of adolescents with selected socio-demographic variables. The study also revealed correlation between posttest scores of knowledge and attitude had shown ‘r’ value 0.73 indicating significant correlation between knowledge and attitude of adolescents towards lifestyle changes for preventing spread of HIV/AIDS.
The structured teaching programme was effective on the level of knowledge and the attitude towards lifestyle changes required to prevent the spread of HIV infection among college going adolescents.
Structured teaching Programme, Knowledge, Attitude, PU Colleges, lifestyle Changes of adolescents and prevent the spread of HIV/ADIS
