Knowledge and Attitude on STIsand HIV/AIDs among Secondary School Students (A Case Study of Shreejana Jagriti Higher Secondary School, Pithuwa)

Abstract

The study on “Knowledge and Attitudes on STIs and HIV/AIDS amongsecondary school students in Shree Jana Jagriti Higher Secondary School'sstudents, Pithuwa, Chitwan” has been carried out by using primary datacollected from the school.. Themain objective of the study is to evaluate theknowledge and perception about the modes of transmission and method ofprevention of STIs and HIV/AIDS. The sample size is 150 students of theselected school and they are selected by purposive sampling method. Out of thetotal sample size of 150 students, 78 are boys and 72 are girls. They are fromboth class nine and ten. The average age of respondents is 15 years and their average family sizeis 5-10. About 16 percent respondent’s fathers have educational level of S.L.Cand above, whereas the major occupation of the respondent’s parent’s (79.5%father and 93.2% mother) are engaged in agricultural occupation. The majorityof the respondents (38.7%) are Brahmin, Magar and Chhetri constitute secondand third rank respectively. Majority of the respondents (93.3%) are unmarried.Almost respondents (89.3%) have heard about STIs. Large proportion of therespondents (97%) stated that sexual contact with infected person is the mostimportant mode of transmission of STIs and all of the respondents reported thatuse of condom during sexual intercourse is the most important way ofprevention from STIs. All of the respondents reported that they have heard about HIV/AIDSfrom the electronic media and others medias also. All of the respondents knowthe ways of transmission of HIV/AIDS is sexual contacts. All of therespondents reported that the use of condom is the most important and effectivemethod of prevention of HIV/AIDS. Most of the respondents (96.7%) reportedthat the commercial sexworkers are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS in the society.Majority of the respondentshave accepted AIDS infected persons all of themdie which is accounted for (69.3%).