Impact of a multi-method promotional package on awareness and knowledge about STD and AIDS among the trainees of an industrial training institute in a resettlement colony of Delhi, India.

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dc.contributor.authorChaturvedi, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorRajoura, O Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorAggarwal, O Pen_US
dc.date.accessioned1999-12-11en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T18:10:42Z
dc.date.available1999-12-11en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T18:10:42Z
dc.date.issued1999-12-11en_US
dc.description.abstractTo design and apply a multi-method promotional package for enhancing awareness and knowledge on STD and AIDS among ITI trainees, and evaluate its impact, an intervention study, using pre and post assessment of the subjects for comparison was carried out. The study was carried out in the Industrial Training Institute (ITI), in a resettlement colony of Delhi. Urethral/vaginal discharge, genital ulcer and pain on micturition were identified as symptoms of STD by a significantly higher number of respondents in the post package sample. A sizable number of subjects included inguinal swelling and lower abdominal pain also as STD symptoms. The IEC intervention showed a significant improvement in knowledge about all four major routes of transmission of HIV/AIDS. Using condoms and avoiding sex with Commercial Sex Workers were reported as measures to prevent STD/AIDS by a significantly higher number of subjects after the intervention. A sizable number of subjects also included other measures (using safe blood/not sharing needles etc.) as well. There was a significant decline in the subjects preferring self treatment or treatment from a chemist shop in case one suffered with an STD. A significant increase was observed in those preferring treatment from govt. facilities or private allopathic doctors. However, the intervention did not seem to result in preference for alternative systems of medicine. The study demonstrated that exposure to intensive promotional intervention, even for a brief period can significantly raise awareness and knowledge of young people even on sensitive topics like STD and AIDS.en_US
dc.description.affiliationUniversity College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChaturvedi S, Gupta P, Rajoura OP, Kumar P, Aggarwal OP. Impact of a multi-method promotional package on awareness and knowledge about STD and AIDS among the trainees of an industrial training institute in a resettlement colony of Delhi, India. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1999 Dec; 31(4): 209-16en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/112035
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Educationen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practiceen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshIndustryen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshSexually Transmitted Diseases --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleImpact of a multi-method promotional package on awareness and knowledge about STD and AIDS among the trainees of an industrial training institute in a resettlement colony of Delhi, India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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