Rayapu RB; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12; 10: 372 (abstract no. PD0667).
Boss & Cipca Organisations, Andhra Pradesh, India.
OBJECTIVE: To provide education to the society on information, prevention and counselling on AIDS through 'Community AIDS-awareness Programme' (CAP). METHODS: To create awareness through information systems and prevention methods to the Society. In high schools and colleges through mass media, holding of seminars, formation of groups, organising talks, discussions, expert speeches, slides, distribution of educative literature etc. In urban and rural areas arranging public meetings, audio, video shows, films, playlets, dramas, folk dances, skits and music mixed with AIDS information etc. Promoting the suspected persons to go for H.I.V. screening and counselling the affected. RESULTS: The BOSS has 100 doctors and 1900 blood donors co-operating. Through its AIDS branch 'CIPCA' organised 50 AIDS-awareness campaigns in high schools, colleges, urban and rural areas of Chittoor district last year. All were enthusiastic and full of questions. They require follow-up talks on health and sex education. The suspected persons willingly coming forward for H.I.V. screening. We detected 40 'ELISA' positive cases out of 400 screened. Finally confirmed 38 cases with 'Western blot' positive and counselled the needed action. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The spreading of AIDS is mainly due to unnecessary panic in urban and unawareness in rural community. Hence it is an emergency to provide AIDS awareness to the community through information, education and communication (IEC).
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Awareness
- Counseling
- Demography
- Mass Media
- Rural Population
- Schools
- Sex Education
- education
- organization & administration
Other ID:
UI: 102211021
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