HIV/AIDS Awareness, Attitude and Perception among School, College Students and Hospital Workers

B, Premkumar; T, Gayathri; S, Ravichandran

Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of IndiaIndian Journal of Pharmacy PracticeVol. 6 | Issue 2 | 0201 | pp. 42–48Open access

HIV/AIDS Awareness, Attitude and Perception among School, College Students and Hospital Workers

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¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
² Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
³ Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.

Correspondence: Premkumar B
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
Email: premnovartis@yahoo.com

Copyright: © 0201 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.

Published:: Apr 10, 201
Received:: Mar 21, 2013
Accepted:: Jun 17, 2013

How to cite

B, P., T, G., & S, R. (0201). HIV/AIDS Awareness, Attitude and Perception among School, College Students and Hospital Workers. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 6(2), 42–48.

Abstract

Objective: To find out the level of awareness, attitude and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among School students, Pharmacy college students and hospital workers. Setting: PSG Sarvajana Higher Secondary School, PSG College of Pharmacy and PSG Hospital. Study design: Class XI and Class XII School students, III year and Final year Bachelor of Pharmacy Students and third grade hospital workers. Participants: 98 School students, 92 College students and 77 hospital workers participated in the study. Statistical analysis: Percentage and Chi-Square for comparison between the groups. Results: The awareness of Pharmacy college students was higher than School students. School students had better knowledge than hospital workers. Conclusion: Education has an impact on awareness and effective program design for each group could improve the understanding and behavior of the study population regarding HIV/AIDS.

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Title	HIV/AIDS Awareness, Attitude and Perception among School, College Students and Hospital Workers
Authors	Premkumar B; Gayathri T; Ravichandran S
Affiliations	Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.; Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.; Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
Corresponding author	premnovartis@yahoo.com
Journal	Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Volume / Issue	Vol. 6, Issue 2 (0201)