Effectivity of a seminar increasing the knowledge of students regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Date of Completion

1996

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

HIV, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Abstract

In a study regarding the knowledge and attitude of students about HIV/AIDS, it was found out that the high school students have little knowledge regarding etiology, modes of transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS and concluded that HIV/AIDS education be intensified and must include activities that would help in proper knowledge and attitude formation. This prompted the researchers to conduct this descriptive study which aims to determine the effectiveness of a seminar in increasing the knowledge of selected students of ICA regarding HIV/AIDS. Self-made questionnaire was distributed to 50 respondents were 4th year students of Immaculate Conception Academy (ICA) chosen through simple quota sampling. Data was analysed using frequency, percentage, mean, and T-test. The results of the study showed that the students have little knowledge regarding prevention of HIV/AIDS as compared to the etiology and modes of transmission based on their performance in the pre-test. After the seminar their knowledge on this subjects matter increased from 36% to 92%. The average of the respondents was 49.67% in the pre-test and 92% in the post-test. Since the computed t-value (23.52) for paired sample is greater than the t-value under x=.05 with a degree of freedom of 49 (1.960), the researchers concluded that there is a significant difference between the knowledge of 4th year high school students before and after the seminar. Based on the above results, it is strongly recommended that the Department of Education Culture and sports should integrate HIV/AIDS awareness in the Health education curriculum to ensure a working knowledge on the subject matter.

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