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HEALTH EDUCATION

INTERVENTION ON

HIV/AIDS AMONG

THE URBAN SLUM

DWELLERS OF

DIBRUGARH

ASSAM

- KARUNYA VINUKONDA

MSc NHC SY CMC DEPT SNDT

Health education

intervention on HIV/AIDS

among the urban slum

dwellers of Dibrugarh,

 Assam

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Title: Health education

intervention on HIV/AIDS

among the urban slum

dwellers of Dibrugarh

Assam

• Authors: Forhad AkhtarZaman, Samuel Sheikh andGaffar Sarwar Zaman

• Source: Journal of Evolution

of Medical and DentalSciences. 2.16 (Apr. 22,2013): p2635. 

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BACKGROUND

• HIV/AIDS:

• Challenging and dreadedphenomenon

• Universal threat tocivilisation

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INTRODUCTION

• 1st

 case- 1986- Chennai.• Assam is among lowprevalence states of Indiawith 863 confirmed cases of

AIDS reported as per the HIVestimate of 2008-09.

• Geographical locationadjoining high prevalenceStates like Manipur andNagaland makes it a highrisk zone.

• Appropriate measures needed.

• Justification of the study.

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OBJECTIVES

• To evaluate impact of IEC onKAP on HIV/AIDS among slumdwellers of Dibrugarh usingthe standard package for

urban slums formulated bythe NACO.

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METHODS

• Quasi experimental study ofan intervention without acontrol group

• Age group: 15-49 years

• Sampling method: stratifiedsystematic random sampling.

• Sample size: 246

• Time period: August 2007 toJuly 2008

• Location: slum dwellers ofDibrugarh, Assam.

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METHODS

• Study was conducted in 3stages:

• Baseline KAP survey on

HIV/AIDS- Health educationintervention [IEC]-evaluation just afterintervention- After 3 monthsof intervention.

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DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT

• Questionnaire that waspredesigned and pretested.

• Translation, retranslation,pilot study.

• Custom-made

• Informed consent taken fromeach participant.

• All participants weremotivated, explained aboutpurpose of study.

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DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE

• The study conformed to theHelsinki declaration &Institution ethicalcommittee (IEC)

• The principal investigatorcollected the information inthe standard questionnaireformat on HIV/AIDS from

people in the age group of15-49 years in thoseidentified slums.

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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

• The results were expressedin percentages representedby tables and statistically

analyzed using chi-square

test.

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RESULTS

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RESULTS

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RESULTS

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DISCUSSION

• TI programmes are importantstrategies of NACP

• 87.7% of study subjects hadheard of HIV/AIDS.

• Orthodox population, lowfemale literacy, low sexratio and issues related tosexuality being a taboo.

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DISCUSSION

• The study reveals that IECintervention hassignificantly increased theKAP of study population but

this increase in knowledgecould not be sustained tothe same extent after 3months of the intervention.

• Bhatia et al-Chandigarh-various modes oftransmission [Vertical]

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DISCUSSION

• >2/3rds unaware ofneedles/syringes, safe blood.

• Momentum needs to be sustained.

• One time activity can enhance

knowledge but awarenesscampaign, IEC activities,camps, mass media andinvolvement of communityleaders must be consistently

implemented and theirachievements assessed byregular evaluation.

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DISCUSSION

• The Sonagachi InterventionProject increased theproportion that had anoptimistic attitude and

increased preventionand treatment-seekingbehavior.

• A study conducted by Raizada

N et al (2004) among theschool going teenagers inJamnagar city of Gujarat-HIV related stigma- IPC

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CONCLUSION

• Target specific interventionprogrammes need to be atcentre stage.

• The recent National AIDS

Control Policy of theGovernment of India aims atpreventing the spread of

AIDS by making people aware

of its implications andproviding them with thenecessary tools forprotecting themselves.

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CONCLUSION

• How much this favorable

improvement about awarenessand attitudes is going to bepermanent and translate into

behavior could not beascertained from the study.

• Ongoing behavior changecommunication and repeated

studies to assess the impactof such measures may resolvethese issues.

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REFERENCES

• Critically analysing aresearch paper by BACP

• Critical analysis byUniversity of Sussex

• How to critically appraisean article by Jane M Youngand Michael Solomon

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