Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Awareness on AIDS among women in Rural area

Dr. Mrs Thonnankode Komalavalli

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A study was conducted on assessment of awareness on AIDS among women at selected rural area in Madurantakam Tk, Kancheepuram Dt.The women aged between 18-45 years and those who were interested to participate in this study were included for the study at rural area in Pullipakkam village. A descriptive study design was adopted for this study and a total of 100 samples were recruited by using purposive sampling technique.The structured tool was used to collect the data on demographic variables and awareness on AIDS. The findings revealed that 64% of the women had an inadequate score, 32% had moderately adequate score and only 4% of the women had adequate score regarding awareness of AIDS with the mean value of 11.5 and standard deviation of 12.2.These findings unveiled that majority of women have inadequate score which mandates structured teaching programme to create awareness about AIDS.

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AWARENESS ON AIDS AMONG WOMEN IN RURAL AREA, Dr. Mrs THONNANKODE KOMALAVALLI GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2019

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