A Comparative Study to Assess Knowledge on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Anganwadi Workers and Asha Workers at Selected Villages of Waghodia Taluka

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major health problem affecting mostly young people, not only in developing, but also in developed countries. The main aim of the study is to assess the knowledge on prevention of STD among Anganwadi Workers and Asha Workers and to compare the knowledge between Anganwadi Workers and Asha Workers also find an association between level of knowledge of Anganwadi Workers and Asha Workers with selected socio-demographic variables. A descriptive approach was used to data was collected from 30 Asha workers and 30 Anganwadi workers from selected villages’ of waghodia taluka. The study result shows that a total of 25 completed questionnaires were analyzed. Almost all subjects had knowledge regarding on prevention of sexually transmitted disease. In this study, it has been found out that of 30 Anganwadi workers 53.4% Anganwadi workers have Poor knowledge, 46.6% had Average knowledge and no one had level of good knowledge regarding STD. Among 30 Asha workers 17% Asha's had Poor knowledge, 83% had average knowledge and no one had level of good knowledge regarding STDs. It was found that Asha Workers had knowledge score 41.6% and the Anganwadi Workers had knowledge score 32.9% which implies that ASHA workers had more knowledge level regarding prevention of STD than the Anganwadi workers.