Abstract
Adolescents comprise about 22% of the population of India. This large group of population contains high potentiality for social and economic development of the country in future. It is alarming that in India rates for new HIV infections every year among young males and females are 0.46% and 0.96% respectively. There is paucity of data in Kolkatta regarding awareness on HIV/AIDS among adolescents which are required to plan an Information Education and Communication (IEC) program for them. The study was undertaken among school students (classes XI and XII) to assess the level of knowledge on the existence mode of transmission and prevention of AIDS and also to elicit the history of sexual exposure. (excerpt)
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