Study the impact of sensitization workshop on medical and paramedical staff regarding the standardized treatment protocols for care of Children living with HIV/AIDS.

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Dr. Shilpa Yashwant. Pawar, Dr. Amol Suryawanshi, Dr. Smita Mundada, Dr. Vinit Subhash Kshirsagar

Introduction: HIV–AIDS is now endemic throughout the world.^[1]As in adults, pediatric HIV/AIDS is on rise

all over the world. Nearly 25 million people have died world over due to HIV since 1981.

Aims and Objectives: To Study the impact of sensitization of the medical and paramedical staff regarding

the standardized protocols for the care of children living with HIV/AIDS (CLHIV).

Methodology:

We evaluated the impact of a sensitization workshop on knowledge of standardised treatment protocol for the

care of children living with HIV/AIDS among the medical and paramedical staff in agovernment medical

college and hospital in Aurangabad, India .

125 medical and paramedical staff, had attended the workshops. Pre– and post–test data was collected by a

questionnaire. A significant increase in knowledge regarding commonly occurring opportunistic infection and

routes of transmission regarding children living with HIV/AIDS , hygienic hand washing techniques, hospital

waste management (its importance and color coding),was noted after the workshop . Necessary permission

from NACO, MSACS and Parents or Care takers ofchildren living with HIV/AIDS consent was taken.

Result:: The baseline knowledge regarding the above mentioned subjects was found to be low, with a mean

score of 22.11,which was increased to a mean score of 36.8 after the sensitization programme amongst the

resident doctors. The baseline knowledge regarding the above mentioned topics was found to be17.6 as the

mean score , which was observed to be increased to 31.9 after the sensitization programme amongst the staff

nurses .

Conclusion:It was noticed that the overall knowledge of Resident Doctors & Staff Nurses was significantly low

which was increased after the various sensitization programmes, to an appreciable level. Thus it shows that

there is a need to conduct more such sensitization programme.