1Asso. Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
2Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Online published on 16 April, 2015.
The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of HIV/AIDS information on the status of behavioral change brought. HIV/AIDS is spreading in discriminating rate among students.
A total of 250 male and female students were interviewed using snow ball sampling technique. A questionnaire was used to collect data.
Electronic communications-Radio, television, internet and print media- newspapers and magazine, were point out as information materials in local language (Amharic). The participants had good knowledge 45.7%, 81.4%, and 66.3%, of the cases mentioned homosexual practice, infected blood transfusion, and common use of sharp materials as major modes of transmission.
Preparation of materials did not consider characteristics/qualities which are peculiar to students. Most participants had good awareness. However, information could not assurance a change in behavior for participants of this study. Most of the cases, field of study and year level of participants have a control on the degree of behavioral change brought.
Behavioural change, IEC, HIV/AIDS
