Abstract
Background: People rarely receive the accurate and appropriate information they need about HIV/AIDS. School-aged children should be provided with age-appropriate information on HIV/AIDS and life skills before they become sexually active. This research was performed to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching on the knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Adolescents.
Methods: Sample size was 100 & random sampling (Lottery without Replacement) was used for data collection in selected schools, Ludhiana, Punjab. A self instructional questionnaire was prepared to assess the knowledge of HIV/AIDS among adolescents.
Results: Result shows that Mean post test knowledge score of adolescent regarding HIV/AIDS was the higher 35.18 compare to mean pre test knowledge score 15.55 of adolescents and these difference was statistically significant at p<0.001 level. Of 70% adolescents had below average knowledge score and 30 % adolescents had average knowledge score regarding HIV/AIDS, and in posttest all adolescents had good knowledge score regarding HIV/AIDS.
Conclusion: Study findings show that structured teaching is significantly effective in raising the knowledge level among adolescents regarding HIV/AIDS. The researchers feel strong need to evaluate knowledge of HIV/AIDS among adolescents and to take needful action to create an awareness to reduce the burden of HIV/AIDS in India.
Keyword: HIV/AIDS, Adolescents, Structured Teaching.
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Corresponding Author
Kamble Asmita Laxman
Assistant Professor, IGIMS-CON, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i12.31
