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Item The Extent of Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviors towards STIs and HIV/AIDS among Reproductive age women: a Case Study of Rai communities on Badaka Diyale VDC, Khotang(Department of Population Studies, 2007) Gelal, Hemanta KumarNot availableItem Knowledge and Attitude on STIs and HIV/AIDS Among College Students; A Study of Jana Kalyan Campus, Tharmare, Salyan(Department of Population Studies, 2008) Dangi, Dilli KumarThe study on knowledge and attitude among the college student has been carried out using primary sources of data collected from Jana Kalyan campus of Salyan district in 2008. Where included 125 student from B.Ed.first year and second year. The objectives of the study are as follows. To identify socio-economic and demographic characteristics of college students. To identify the knowledge on STIs and HIV/AIDS among college students. To examine attitude to prevent the transmission of STIs and HIV/AIDSamong college students. Semi-structured questions were prepared and handled to there spondents to measure their response. Percent distribution frequency tables and cross tables are used to describe socio-economic and demographic statusof respondents. Out of the different sources of information, maximum of therespondents have known about the STIs and HIV/AIDS through radio and it isalso found out that unsafe sexual intercourse is the main cause for thetransmission of STIs and HIV/AIDS. Both males and females said that usingcondom during sexual contacts is the primary measure for the prevention ofHIV/AIDS. Out of total respondents majority of respondents had heard about STIsand HIV/AIDS (91% and 94%). Majority of respondents had heard about syphilis from radio. Majority of respondents said that youths and adolescentsare the most vulnerable groups in our society.Item Knowledge and Attitude Towards STDS and HIV/AIDS in Dalit Community (A Case Study of Aaginchok VDC, Dhading)(Department of Population Studies, 2007) Basaula, Khil PrasadHIV/AIDS has been threatening the human being since last two decades. It has also killed millions of human being and still the care for it is beyond the capacity of the modern medical science. At first, it is appeared in the United States and dramatically spread to Europe, America, Africa,Australia and Asia that colonized the whole world. STIs and HIV/AIDS have been the crucial public health problem in the world. In Africa, it is the major cause of death. Now a day, it has been rapidly increasing in the developing countries. It has also been great barrier for developing countries.Effort in all the aspects like prevention, counseling, advocacy and care have been made from an sectors like GOs, INGOs and many more international communities such as WHO, UNAIDS, Red–cross and OPEC. This study on knowledge and attitude of STDs and HIV/AIDS in Dalit Community in Aaginchok VDC, Dhading is carried out on the basic of primary data collected by using purposive random sampling in wardnumbers2 and 3 (Sarkigaun, Kamigaun, Damaigaun and Thamadada). The main objectives of this study is to assess the knowledge andattitude of STIs and HIV/AIDS in Dalit community. The sample populationtaken as 105 (57 males and 48 females) respondents from selectedhouseholds. All of them are Hindus, Damai were 31, Kami, 34 and Sarki, 40.There is no electricity facility at all in the study area. About 67 percent respondents have heard about STDs and 64 percenthave heard about HIV/AIDS. The major source of information about STDsis Radio (79.8 %). Only about 28 percent respondents said HIV and AIDS are different and nearly 68 percent respondents know about preventive measures of HIV/AIDS. Knowledge about STIs ad HIV/AIDS is appreciating, however,they have confusion on symptoms, mode of transmission and preventive measure. In the part of behaviour on sexuality and condom use, nearly 22percent male respondents have used condom during intersexual period. The main purpose of contraceptives use is family planning. The high level of education reflects the high knowledge of STIs and HIV/AIDS. The low knowledge about STIs and HIV/AIDS and practices of premarital sex among youth without condom may cause high risk of STIs and HIV/AIDS.Item Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior on Stis and HIV/AIDS Among Adolescent Student of Higher Secondary School (A Case Study of Bhaktapur Municipality, Bhaktapur )(Department of Population Studies, 2006) Joshi, Ramesh ChandraNot availableItem A Study on Knowledge and Practice towards HIV and AIDs among Higher Secondary School Students in Araniko Highway Area of Bhaktapur District(Faculty of Health Education, 2015) Ranabhat, Jayanti K.C.This is a field-based study to reflect the picture of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards HIV/AIDS among Higher Secondary School Students in Araniko Highway Area to Bhaktapur District. This study is mainly based on the primary data, collected from four private higher secondary schools of Bhaktapur District in 2013, which includes 152 late adolescent students taken for a sample size by adopting proportionate random sampling method. The higher proportion of the respondents was of 18 years of age. Most of the respondents were unmarried. Most of the respondents' parents were engaged in agricultural based occupation. The average family size of the respondents was 6.7 members. Only 29 percent of the respondents' fathers had primary level education.Almost all adolescent had heard about HIV and AIDS as most common type of STIs.Furthermore, almost all respondents knew the mode of transmission of STIs. Large proportion of the respondents stated the sexual contact with infected person is the most important mode of transmission followed by infected mother to fetus or new born baby as ways of transmission. ‘Use of condom during sexual intercourse’ was the most preferred way of prevention from STIs followed by ‘sex with only one partner’and ‘sexual abstinence during infection period’. Only one male reported that he had STIs in the past. The knowledge of HIV and AIDS was universal among respondents. More than 50 percent of the respondents reported there is difference between HIV and AIDS. In addition, almost 87 percent knew the preventive methods of HIV/AIDS. Majority of the respondents reported to use condom during sexual intercourse followed by “avoid sex with multiple partner” to prevent from HIV and AIDS. It is concluded that the knowledge, attitude and practice towards HIV and AIDs of higher secondary school were almost universal. Male students were more knowledgeable than female on symptoms of STIs. It is recommended that the perceptions perceived by the respondents can be the entry point for the planners and policy makers relating to these matters.