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| Year : 2005 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 32-33 |
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Awareness of HIV/AIDS among medical students
GS Basavayya1, T S.R Sai2, SK Kolli3
1 Medical officer, Department of Community Medicine, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
3 Tutor, Department of Community Medicine, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
T S.R Sai
Professor, Community Medicine, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
India
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PMID: 15989160 
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A cross-sectional study among 145 fresh entrants of medical education revealed that, 99% of boys and 98% of girls are aware of AIDS by its definition and its causation.96% of girls, compared to 91% of boys are aware that, HIV spreads by blood. Very few, 5% of girls and 2.5% of boys are of the misconception that HIV may be transmitted through health personnel on examination of HIV patient. About 80% of boys and 90% of girls opine that HIV is transmitted through pregnancy. |
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