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HIV/AIDS Awareness, Attitude and Perception among School, College Students and Hospital Workers

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  1. 1Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
  2. 2Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
  3. 3Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.

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Premkumar B

Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.

premnovartis@yahoo.com

Received: 21-03-2013; Accepted: 17-06-2013.

Volume 6, Issue 2 · pp. 42-48 · 2013 · DOI:

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Objective: To find out the level of awareness, attitude and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among School students, Pharmacy college students and hospital workers.Setting: PSG Sarvajana Higher Secondary School, PSG College of Pharmacy and PSG Hospital. Study design: Class XI and Class XII School students, III year and Final year Bachelor of Pharmacy Students and third grade hospital workers. Participants: 98 School students, 92 College students and 77 hospital workers participated in the study. Statistical analysis: Percentage and Chi-Square for comparison between the groups.Results: The awareness of Pharmacy college students was higher than School students. School students had better knowledge than hospital workers.Conclusion: Education has an impact on awareness and effective program design for each group could improve the understanding and behavior of the study population regarding HIV/AIDS.

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    B, P., T, G., & S, R. (2013). HIV/AIDS Awareness, Attitude and Perception among School, College Students and Hospital Workers. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 6(2), 42-48.

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