To Assess the Knowledge Regarding HIV/AIDS among New Entrant of the Nursing Institute in Wardha District

Abstract

Introduction: One of the world’s most significant public health issues has been HIV infections and AIDS(HIV / AIDS). The 1 percent of deaths worldwide are responsible for HIV / AIDS Knowledge of HIV /AIDS among students is crucial to the elimination of disease propagation. Besides, young adult universitystudents may start their own families someday and some may be health care providers in the future. Dataabout Knowledge, regarding HIV/AIDS are needed to sensitize and create awareness among nursingstudents as they were becoming health care administrators and providers in the future. Aim: To determinethe knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among new entrants of the nursing institute. Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried out among new entrants of the nursing institute in Wardha district. Thestudents were chosen randomly. This cross-sectional descriptive research was carried out by pre-designed,pre-tested, and semi-structured surveys of eligible 296 nursing students in their first year of life. First-yearBasic Bsc nursing100 students, GNM100 students, ANM 96students in the age-group of 17-19 years on 1st,4th, and 7th Oct’ 2016, respectively. After the study purpose was clarified, the students received 45 minuteswithout shared consultation under the supervision of the investigator, to obtain informed verbal consent andmaintain confidentiality. Students have been given the right to withdraw without fear or obligation fromthe study at any time during their data collection, but none declined to take part. The research variablesincluded demographic variables such as sex, professional education, the difference between HIV / AIDS,routes of transmission, prevention strategies, category of behavioral risk, and antiretroviral therapy, etc.Result: Out of 296 total students, 123 (51.9%) were women and 103 (44.0%) were rural native students.The mean knowledge score for the professional education of ANM was 17.35± 3.59, for GNM it was 13.00±3.61and for B.Sc. Nursing it was 17.37±4.31. The majority of the lot was aware of all four routes of infectiontransmission and methods of prevention. When the mean data score for the three new entrants is compared, nomajor statistical difference except ANM (P=.999) is noted.