A STUDY OF ATTITUDE OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS TOWARDS HIV/AIDS Gi; SS Vnsiryn A Dissertation SUBMITTED TO THE GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION JAMMUU In partial fulfillment of the requirement for The degree of Master of Arts in Education Supervisor investigator Dr. Rajinder Kour Satish Sha Lecturer in Education M.Ed. Student PG College of education Roll No.12-GC POST GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CANAL ROAD, JAMMU 2007 - 08SUMMARY INVESTIGATOR SUPERVISOR SATISH SHARMA DR. RAJINDER KOUR TOPIC : A STUDY OF ATTITUDE OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS STUDENTS TOWARDS HIV/AIDS A) INTRODUCTION World is progressing rapidly. It is facing new challenges, new problems and hazards, which come up due to erosion of centuries old values. AIDS is acondition in which the Immune System of body gets broken down leaving the body vulnerable to all other infections, so AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV. This virus attacks and over time destroys the body’s immune system. ‘The presence of HIV virus in the body means that the person has HIV infection, where in the person may or may not have symptoms, but a person has AIDS when the virus has done enough damage to the immune system to allow the infections and concern to develop, ie., symptoms come up. These infections, concerns etc. , make the person ill and led to his/her death. Thus AIDS is terminal stage of HIV 50infection, It affects people of all ages, doesn’t have a cure and threaten the lives of more people each year. People get AIDS by having unprotected sex, sharing HIV contaminated needles by intaneous drug uses or from HIV infected mother to child. Till today, there is neither cure for AIDS nor any vaccine to prevent it but basic information about HIV/AIDS should be given to each and every person because prevention is the only cure in getting rid of AIDS. It is not only a medical problem but has various social and economical repercussions. ‘The present study has been undertaken to educate the students about disease HIV/AIDS. B) STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Present problem is statement below: “A study of the attitude of Higher Secondary School -Girl Students towards HIV/AIDS” C) OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1) To study the differences in scores of attitude towards HIV/AIDS among gitls in studying indifferent classes and schools 2) To study the differences in the attitude towards HIV/AIDS among, girls under the joint influence of classes and schools 51