Proposal on Knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among high school students in Baguio city, Benguet, Philippines.

1. OF HIV/AIDS AMONG HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BAGUIO
CITY
PRESENTED BY
SAMUEL, TOPE TRINITY
MPH 1

2. OUTLINE
•INTRODUCTION
•OBJECTIVES
•SIGNIFICANCE
•METHODOLOGY

3. INTRODUCTON
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome -- AIDS
Illnesses and symptoms that are made manifest as a result of HIV
infection.
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus -- HIV
Is a virus that attacks the body’s natural defense against
illnesses, causing AIDS.

4. STAGES OF HIV
STAGES
Acute Infection
Flu like symptoms
that occur within
first 2-4 weeks of
contracting HIV.
Clinical latency
Chronic HIV Infection
after acute infection
stage, can last for
decades
AIDS
Occurs when CD4
count falls below
200 cell/mm3, and
vulnerable to
opportunistic
infections.

5. INTRODUCTON
• HIV/AIDS is prevalent among Adolescence because of so many
lifestyle practices and involvement in risk behaviors.
• Many adolescences are sexually active, lacking proper sex
education.

6. NUMBERS
THEN
• 10% increase of total reported cases in
• March 2016 (736) VS March 2015 (667).
NOW
• 32% increase
• Same period in 2017 (968) VS 2018 (???).

7. %23
%7
%4
%52
5%
%7
Sex with Both Males & Females
Male-Female Sex (F)
Male-Female Sex (M)
Male-Male Sex (MSM)
Sharing of Infected Needles
Mother-to-Child Transmission
FIGURE 1.
Modes of Transmission Among Children and Adolescents, January
1984—March 2017.
SOURCE:DOH
HARP

8. NUMBERS(CAR)
DoH-Cordillera cases of people infected with HIV in 2017
• BAGUIO
• BENGUET
• ABRA
• KALINGA
• APAYAO

9. OBJECTIVES
• To investigate knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among High
School students in Baguio City
• To establish their level of awareness.
• To establish the students sexual behavior.
• Address the attitude and knowledge of students to health and
sex education.

10. SIGNIFICANCE
• Find the gap between the current general awareness of Baguio
City high school students on HIV/AIDS and what is ideal.
• Policy implementation.
• Basis for future researches

11. METHODOLOGY
• CROSS SECTIONAL
• Study population includes high school students aged 10-
19years.
• Those below 10 and those above 19 will be excluded.
RANDOM SELECTION
2 PRIVATE SCHS
2 PUBLIC SCHS
4 MONTHS

12. METHODOLOGY
• WHO Informed consent for chosen schools
• Consent from participants
• Data will be collected using a close-ended questionnaire.
• With structured questions

13. THANK YOU