Study on Awareness of HIV-AIDS among Pregnant Woman in Rural Bikaner Rajasthan.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: AIDS (the acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a fatal illness caused by retrovirus, which breaks down the body's immunity, leaving the victim vulnerable to a host of life-threatening opportunistic infections, neurological disorder, or unusual malignancies. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on pregnant women attending Rural Health Training Centre, S P Medical College, Bikaner Rajasthan. This study was conduct on 100 women received ANC services during our study duration. All the pregnant women during their first antenatal visits to the RHTC and who gave consent where included in the study. Data was collected using pretested, validated and structured proforma. Results: 40% of the pregnant females had knowledge about HIV and 31% had heard of AIDS. 13% of the people had knowledge to protect them from HIV transmission. But Only 7% have knowledge about HIV transmission through mosquito bite and just 11% knows about the signs of HIV infection. 21% of the participants were aware about HIV transmission during pregnancy, delivery, during breast feed and only 17% know about the test to check HIV status. Conclusion: Based on the study findings, severe gap between the knowledge and the practice of the participants was observed. There is a need to conduct IEC and counselling session to further sensitise the pregnant women about the MCTC, Signs and symptoms of HIV, importance of knowing there HIV status during pregnancy and role of barrier contraceptives in preventing HIV infection.
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Dr. Rekha Acharya
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