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10th International AIDS Conference
Yokohama, Japan — Aug 7-12, 1994
Unaware rural collegiates are more helpful.
Int Conf AIDS 1994 Aug 7-12; 10:345 (abstract no. PD0560) Bharti R, Singh HP, Saini R, Singh GS;
OBJECTIVE: To develop a dialogue with college and Uni. Students of Amritsar (Punjab, India) and evaluate their awareness & helpfulness to spread the work of knowledge about AIDS.
METHODS: AIDS AWARENESS GROUP (A.A.G.), Amritsar, with the help of some other NGO'S, arranged lectures by experts in various colleges (rural & urban) and various deptts. Of the local Guru Nanak Dev University.
RESULTS: Whereas the students of the university and urban colleges were more aware, the rural area students did not know much about AIDS. The unaware rural collegiates were more desirous of becoming our message spreaders after acquiring the knowledge. DISCUSSION &
CONCLUSIONS: As majority of Amritsar's HIV patients today are ruralites, we, the AAG members, believe that more stress for education & utilisation of rural collegiates, is the need of the hour.
Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Students, HIV Infections, Universities, Schools, India, Human, ICA10 940807 PD0560
Copyright © 1994 - International AIDS Society (IAS). Reproduction of this abstract (other than one copy for personal reference) must be cleared through the IAS.

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10th International AIDS Conference
Yokohama, Japan — Aug 7-12, 1994
Unaware rural collegiates are more helpful.
Int Conf AIDS 1994 Aug 7-12; 10:345 (abstract no. PD0560) Bharti R, Singh HP, Saini R, Singh GS;
OBJECTIVE: To develop a dialogue with college and Uni. Students of Amritsar (Punjab, India) and evaluate their awareness & helpfulness to spread the work of knowledge about AIDS.
METHODS: AIDS AWARENESS GROUP (A.A.G.), Amritsar, with the help of some other NGO'S, arranged lectures by experts in various colleges (rural & urban) and various deptts. Of the local Guru Nanak Dev University.
RESULTS: Whereas the students of the university and urban colleges were more aware, the rural area students did not know much about AIDS. The unaware rural collegiates were more desirous of becoming our message spreaders after acquiring the knowledge. DISCUSSION &
CONCLUSIONS: As majority of Amritsar's HIV patients today are ruralites, we, the AAG members, believe that more stress for education & utilisation of rural collegiates, is the need of the hour.
Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Students, HIV Infections, Universities, Schools, India, Human, ICA10 940807 PD0560
Copyright © 1994 - International AIDS Society (IAS). Reproduction of this abstract (other than one copy for personal reference) must be cleared through the IAS.