Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 4

A Study of Knowledge Regarding HIV/AIDS among the High School Teachers in Tumkur Taluk, Karnataka

1Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Vinayaka Mission Medical College and Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu

2Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, The Oxford Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore

Online published on 14 October, 2016.

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus is one of the greatest challenges faced by the mankind. The adolescent cohort is one of the most vulnerable groups as far as risk of HIV/AIDS is concerned. Logically teachers are the ideal sources of imparting the information to the students.

1) To estimate the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among high school teachers.

2) To compare the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS of the science teachers with the knowledge of the non science teachers.

The study was done using a pretested structured questionnaire. The number of teachers participated in the study were 168 from 20 schools that were selected. The study was done in 3 months.

Percentages and Chi-Square test.

There is no statistical difference in the knowledge parameters between science and non science teachers.

Keywords

HIV/AIDS, Knowledge