A Study of AIDS Awareness among Educated Working Mothers of Adolescents in Teaching Profession of Rural and Urban Areas
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The study was conducted that educated working mothers of adolescents in teaching profession those belong to urban and rural area have more knowledge about AIDS. The study was delimited to Ludhiana and Gurdapur district of Punjab .The sample consisted of 100 educated working mothers especially in teaching profession out of which 50 in urban areas and 50 in rural areas, were selected on the basis of random sampling. The tool was employed Aids Awareness Test by Dr. Ravinder Kaur (Ex Principal of Malwa Central College of Education for Women, Ludhiana to assess the knowledge of AIDS among educated working mothers of adolescents. It revealed that there exist significant differences .it revealed that mean score of educated working mothers of adolescents in teaching profession in urban was higher than that of rural areas indicating that the educated working mothers of adolescents in teaching profession in urban areas are more aware about AIDS than their counterparts in rural areas.
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