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KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIV AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Dr.Muhammad Waqas Aslam, Dr.Ammar Asghar

Abstract: Background: The HIV epidemic is characterized by low levels in the general population and elevated concentrations among high-risk groups. The present study was planned to determine the awareness of HIV among students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among university students of Islamia University Bahawalpur during May–June 2017. 199 students participated in the study of which males were 132 and 67 females. The questionnaire was distributed and data was collected which was then analyzed by IBM SPSS version 23. Results: There was no significant difference between males and female participants for attitude and knowledge, but there was one question regarding knowledge about HIV transmission which differed between male and female participants that was regarding breastfeeding. Study participants had high knowledge (86%) and attitude score (87%). Conclusions: The study showed that there are no misconceptions or negative attitudes regarding HIV found among students. A longitudinal study with a larger sample size is recommended for further investigation

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