Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January-March | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 104-108
A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of B.Sc. Nursing I Year Students Regarding Causes, Transmission, Prevention & Management of HIV/AIDS at Selected Nursing College Villupuram
Karthi.R1, Agila.T2, Aritharan.A2, Agilmozhi.R2, Anitha.A2, Archana.K2, G.Arthiswary2, Arulselvi.A2
1Associate professor & HOD, Dept of MSN, E.S.College of Nursing, Villupuram, Tamilnadu
2B.Sc, Nursing, E.S.College of Nursing, Villupuram,Tamilnadu.
Corresponding Author: Karthi.R
ABSTRACT
Objectives: (i) To assess the level of knowledge regarding causes, transmission, prevention & management of HIV/AIDS among the students. (ii) To associate the level of knowledge among the students with select demographic variables.
Methods and Material: A descriptive research design was undertaken for this study The population of the study consists of Nursing first Year students at E.S. College of nursing. With the sample size of 50 were selected by using non probability convenient sampling
Result: Regarding knowledge on causes, transmission, prevention, and management of HIV among 50 samples 22(44%) had inadequate knowledge & 24(48%) had moderate adequate knowledge & 4(8%) had adequate knowledge. The mean value was 10.8 with a standard deviation 3.76.The chi-square test reveals that there was a significant association on Religion and Source of Information knowledge on causes, transmission, prevention, and management of HIV & source of information at the p<0.05 level.
Conclusion: The study concluded that the most of the students are not has adequate knowledge regarding the causes, transmission, prevention, and management of HIV and there was significant association in Religion and Source of Information among the students.
Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Transmission, Prevention, Management.