Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF NEWLY ADMITTED UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS TOWARDS HIV/AIDS

Dr Ravindra Balaram Gurav

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The present cross sectional study was conducted on 57 newly admitted undergraduate medical students in a medical college located in Mumbai metropolitan region. The basic knowledge and attitudes of students towards HIV/AIDS

were tested by using pre-designed, structured and self-administered proforma. It is observed that the mean knowledge score of students who
have studied primary and secondary school level in English or semi-English medium was higher (i.e. 25.14) than those who have studied same
classes in Marathi or Hindi medium (i.e.22.23).The difference is statistically significant at 5% level of significance. 84.21% students said, the
sources of information about HIV/AIDS to them were Television, Radio, Newspapers, Books, Magazines, Internet and movies. According to
47.37% students, these are the best sources of information. It is observed that the students have positive attitudes towards HIV/AIDS patients.
The study recommends the need for development and organization of HIV/AIDS training sessions for students at regular intervals from high
school level to inception of medical curriculum.

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DR RAVINDRA BALARAM GURAV KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF NEWLY ADMITTED UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS TOWARDS HIV/AIDS International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 4 April 2015


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