Vajja S; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1998; 12: 701 (abstract no. 33572).
ISSUE: Vulnerable Industrial workers to STD/HIV/AIDS require interventions of Peer Education and Awareness. PROGRAMME: The incidence of increased patients suffaring from venerial diseases and HIV in industries such as I.L.T.D, CAPOL, SPINNING MILLS in Chiral Town of A.P. was required to be interviend with risk reduction programme in view of the above objective. METHODS: 15 Peers suffering from the diseases were identified and trained for a period of 5 days in the concepts and methods of Harm reduction in the mentioned three Industries. In turn the 15 Peers regularly educated the 96 suffering group members in the respective industries. Through pamphlets, handouts, poster exibition flip charts, Audio and vidio visuals on the diseases. RESULTS: The reported incidence of STD infected workers was reduced from 67 in all the three industries to 17.75% of reduction in the incidence of reported cases took place in the respective clinics of the Industries. CONCLUSION: Peer Education Programme has effectively resulted in increased Awareness and knowledge on the diseases among the workers.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Humans
- Incidence
- Industry
- Knowledge
- Peer Group
- Workplace
- education
- organization & administration
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UI: 102230435
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