Assessment of Knowledge

ASSESSMENT AndAND
OF PERCEPTION Attitude Regarding
LEVEL OF HIV/AIDS
COMPREHENSION Among
TOWARDS theVIRUS
POLIO College Students
IN QUETTA,
of Quetta, Balochistan.
PAKISTAN
Aurangzaib*, Helmand Khan Tareen*, Rehan Khan Kakar, Khushhal Khan, Muhammad Samsoor Zarak. Noman Ul Haq.
Muhammad Samsoor Zarak, Muzhgan Shah, Syed Munir Agha, Hamaiyal Sana, Noman Ul Haq, Saliha Kakar, Aqeel Nasim, Sohail Riaz, Zara Arshad, Maria Tahir, Muhammad Saood, Riffat Yasmin, Zaratsha Khaild, Wajeeha Siddique

Bolanian
Bolanian Research Research
Forum (BRF) – BolanForum
Medical(BRF) – Bolan
College, Quetta, Medical College,
Balochistan . Quetta, Balochistan

Figure 5: Source of information indicated by

RESULTS the respondents
INTRODUCTION Friends & Radio Print Media
Family 2% 10%
HIV/AIDS is a serious infectious disease especially 21%
in the developing countries. It is one of the biggest 1 st
Year Boys
emerging threats faced by the world population = =
today. Pakistan is a low prevalence and high-risk
country for the spread of HIV. It is situated between 170 (48%) 157 (44%) Social Media
HIV/AIDS high-risk countries; Afghanistan, China, Total students 22%

India, while Iran being the only low risk neighbor. =

The first case of Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) was diagnosed in Pakistan in the
2 nd
Year 365 Girls Healthcare
year 1986. Currently an estimated 132,000 people Professionals
are living with HIV among which only 20,322 = = 28%
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being registered with NACP and only 9904 actively 186 (52%) 199 (56%) 17%
receiving the Antiretroviral Therapy.
Figure 1: Demographic characteristics
CONCLUSION
The awareness level of the adolescent population in The students demonstrated sound basic and core
Pakistan is not satisfactory which calls for serious Figure 4: Knowledge of the respondents knowledge of HIV/AIDS. However, misconceptions
initiatives directed towards educating the young Figure 2: Knowledge HIV and AIDS are the same thing about the routes of transmission were common.
people. There was substantial negative and intolerant
There is a cure for HIV attitude found towards HIV-positive individuals.
OBJECTIVE Serious efforts should be directed towards
The purpose of this study was to assess the HIV causes immune system failure educating the young people as well as the general
HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes of the population regarding all aspects of HIV especially
“pre-medical” college-students of Quetta, the routes of transmission. A coalition of the media
HIV is a retrovirus
Balochistan. outlets, ministry of education, Non-Governmental
HIV mainly attacks CD4 T- Organizations (NGOs) as well as politicians and
MATERIALS AND METHODS Lymphocytes religious scholars is needed in order to improve the
It was a questionnaire based cross-sectional study Exercise and healthy diet can overall knowledge and attitude of the students and
conducted among the 1st and 2nd year pre-medical prevent HIV general population regarding HIV and AIDS.
Good Knowledge Poor Knowledge
students of four intermediate colleges located in Taking antibiotics prevents REFERENCES
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the assessment of attitude of the participants transfusion DISCLOSURE
towards HIV/AIDS positive individuals. HIV can sread through unprotected
• Nauman Ul Haq is an Associate Professor in the
sex department of Pharmacy, University of
The study was conducted in a duration of 5 months. HIV can spread from mother to Balochistan.
fetus
The data was analyzed statistically using IBM • Dr. Muhammad Samsoor Zarak, MD is a
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
(SPSS) version 20. Positive Attitude Negative Attitude Research Coordinator at Bolan Medical College.
Yes No Don't Know
• Rest of the authors have no disclosure.
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