Knowledge and attitude on STIs/HIV/AIDS and sexul behavior among secondary level school student (A case study selected secondary school of kathamndu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, District)

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This study is based on the primary data, collected from three secondary level school students of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur in 2007 which includes 120 secondary level school students as a sample size. The objective of the study is to the identify the knowledge and attitude on STIs and HIV/AIDS and sexual behaviour of students. Most of the students are 15 years of age (33.3%), Chhettri are (36.7%) and Buddhist (95.8%) which occupied the largest proportion. More than (70.8%) live in own house. More than one-fourth of the respondents fathers (26.1%) have SLC and 21.7 percent respondents mothers were illiterate. Most of the respondents fathers (35.8%) and (33.3%) one engaged in service and business.And mothers (33.3%) are engaged in agricultural occupation. Cent percent respondents have electricity and television at their home. All the respondents have heard about sexually transmitted infections. Syphilis Gonorrhea and HIV/AIDS are more familiar STIs among the student’s who have heard STIs. Radio, television, news paper, teacher are the main sources of information about STIs and HIV/AIDS. All the respondents have knowledge on modes of transmission of STIs and HIV/AIDS. More than 81.5 percent of the respondents have said that do not sex at all the true method for preventing STIs transmission. More than 97.5 percent of the respondents have said that HIV/AIDS is transmitted through sexual contact. 50 percent respondent said that use of condom is the true method for preventing HIV/AIDS. Around 96 percent respondents have said that they have necessary to get knowledge and awareness about safe sex. Among the respondents 58.3 respondents says that sex is basic needs for human beings and 16.7 percent respondent have reported that sex is needed for propagating generation. Only 2.5 percent had sexual experience. All the respondent have no experience of STIs