Short Communication Impact of Training Workshop on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices About HIV/AIDS among Class IV Employees at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Loni in Rural Maharashtra

摘要

In India 2.5 million people are living with HIV, accounting for 13% of glohal HIV infection with national adult prevalence of 0.36%. Ever since HIV was first identified in India among sex workers in Chennai during 1986, HIV infections have been reported in various parts of the country. The pattern of the HIV epidemic in India varies from region to region. HTV prevalence is highest in the south (Maharashtra, Kamataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh) where sexual transmission is dominant and in the north-east (Manipur and Nagaland) where injecting drug use is the most common route of infection. In these regions, HIV prevalence in the general population has exceeded 1 per cent. Class IV employees working in hospitals are at a higher risk and are exposed tel accidental needle stick or sharp injuries. Class IV employees include attendants, ward hoys and sweepers. There are studies assessing HIV-related knowledge and attitudes among Health Care Workers in India, but all were conducted in large urban hospitals.