AIDS awareness amongst school teachers in a rural area of India.
One hundred and eighty-two teachers from a random selection of 15 schools in a rural area of Lucknow district of northern India were interviewed to assess their awareness and knowledge about AIDS using a pretested CARC proposed questionnaire. Observations revealed that only 79.7% of the teachers had heard about AIDS, newspapers being the main source of information. Awareness amongst graduate teachers was significantly higher than non-graduates. Many believed AIDS to be mosquito-borne and less than 2% knew that condom usage make sex safer. The study reveals the need to undertake intensive health education efforts as school teachers are an important source of health-related information for rural populations.
Srivastava
V K
VK
Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
Nirupam
S
S
Chandra
R
R
Jain
V C
VC
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D013663:Teaching