Awareness about HIV/AIDS among health workers of Khaltsi Block of Leh District

Dr Yangchen Dolma

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2016

Awareness about HIV/AIDS among health workers of Khaltsi Block of Leh District

Dr Yangchen Dolma

Abstract :

A crossectional study was conducted Leh district in the month of December 2015. With the rising trends of prevalence of HIV in this area like rest of the world ,the health workers are more likely to encounter more cases in the near future. So our objective was to assess the awareness about HIV/AIDS among health workers in this part of the world.The study tool included HIV/AIDS questionnaire developed and validated by Carey MP & Morrison Beddy,D,Johnson B.T(1997) 2. It comprised of 38 items related to mode of transmission, prevention and treatment. A total of 75 health workers participated in the study.Questionaire was self administered among Female Multipurpose Health workers (FMPHW),Nurses, Laboratory Technicians and class IV workers. Respondents were asked to put circle for the responses in yes,no and don’t know.Few items pertaining to general concept of the disease was low. The study revealed misconception regarding transmission of disease by some routes. Knowledge about prevention and treatment part was also low. We recommend intervention like ongoing training programme to sensitize the health worker.This would help to instill positive attitude and lesser discrimination in patient care as well as less stress and safer practices among them while dealing with such patients. Moreover the risk of occupational hazard will be minimized .