title: A comparison of HIV/AIDS awareness between self-help group leaders and other women in the villages of Primary Health Centre, Anji.
abstract: A Cross-sectional study was undertaken to compare the level of awareness about HIV/AIDS between women's self-help group leaders and other women in the villages of primary health centre area, Anji. 82 leaders of women's self-help groups i.e. president and secretary of each 41 women's self-help groups promoted by Kasturba Rural Health Training Centre, Anji in area Primary Health Centre, Anji and 98 women other than leaders of self-help group from the same villages were selected for the study. Both the groups were in reproductive age groups. The leaders of Self-help groups had better level of education and awareness about HIV/AIDS than other women in the village. Considering the significant high level of awareness regarding HIV/AIDS, the leaders of women's self-help groups could act as potential resource persons for the delivery of health education about prevention of HIV/AIDS to other women in the villages of Primary Health Centre, Anji.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Dongre
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*