Age appropriate information must be divulged to every student without any discrimination. Simple jingles based basic idea of the disease should be imparted. Primary rather primordial prevention is the need of hour. It is our duty to give accurate, reliable, appropriate, adequate and timely information to one and all. In my opinion, as early as we start disseminating the information better it will be...!!

Awareness sessions should be held at Secondary level of education.

I think children of primary school may not grasp the knowledge of HIV/AIDS. It is, therefore, very essential to create awareness about HIV/AIDS among the students of higher secondary school.We can give detailed information about HIV/AIDS through presentation in class room besides can give printed 2 page leaflet.

Prof.Dr.Mahendra Pal

Founder Director of Narayan Consultancy

To catch them young we should go beyond the teaching of HIV/AIDS in Primary schools to teaching morals. If we must salvage this generation we must insist on the morality of our children else their blood will be required of us.

@Mr Kaukab Abid Azhar, what about Primary school? Children from ages of 13-16 are in upper primary schools and they need to know about HIV/AIDS. Research has shown that this age group is also vulnerable to HIV/AIDS not only on transmission from their parents but by having sex themselves.

@ Dr Mahendra Pal, the problem does not lie with students grasping knowledge but how teachers and government are dealing with HIV/AIDS education in their own countries. Barriers with teachers-students learning should be addressed and HIV/AIDS must be taught in Primary schools separately.

@ Mr Ben Wurim Pam, I like you Idea.Life skills should be taught in Primary schools. HIV/AIDS lessons should not base on Biological aspects of the disease but also the Social aspects of it and that is where life skills like morals should be effective in their lessons.

Yes. However, it is important to package the information appropriately based on the different age groups in primary school.

Age appropriate information must be divulged to every student without any discrimination. Simple jingles based basic idea of the disease should be imparted. Primary rather primordial prevention is the need of hour. It is our duty to give accurate, reliable, appropriate, adequate and timely information to one and all. In my opinion, as early as we start disseminating the information better it will be...!!

Probably it would be a good measure to take in countries with a high prevalece of HIV infección

At the outset, it is a good idea to create awareness and education school kids on HIV / AIDS.

To begin with, what are the broad areas that need to be covered as part of Awareness campaign or teaching subject.

• · Concept ( what is it)
• · How does one contract it?
• · Impact on Self ( w.r.t physical and emotional health)
• · Coping with circumstance (Not to play a victim )
• · Dealing with Society (We also need to consider creating awareness to Society on how to be empathetic and accept )
• · And many more

W.r.t including it in education, in my opinion, when we talk about the school kids, rather than generalizing, we need to consider few parameters such as

• · Demographics ( Age group, Gender and Geography)
• · Exposure and expression to the outer world
• · Maturity Level and Understanding ( depends on demographics)
• · Education / Learning System in that Geography

That helps in understanding whether the objective of creating awareness will be met. Because, unless the receiver is in that level of understanding and comprehending (ref to the points above) , expected learning outcome may not happen

It would be a good option for creating awareness from post primary level and onward.

Only in áreas with high prevalece of vertical transmission of these diseases

As AIDS is a life threatening viral disease, children should be educated about its transmission, impact on health and preventive measures. The countries with high prevalence and incidence of AIDS/HIV should create awareness among the public about this disease.

Basic Knowledge of HIV/AIDS can be taught to primary school pupils.

UGANDA embraced "The Presidential Initiative on AIDS Strategy for Communication to Youth (PIASCY)" for pupils in primary 5 to primary 7 and this has worked. School compounds have multiple posters relaying short key single line messages and they have been effective.

HIV is now a chronic treatable disease and every effort must be put into ensuring it stays that way and does not blow out into an epidemic again.

The majority of deaths due to AIDS is mainly among the younger age groups and a few older age groups stuck in stigma and non-adherence to treatment.

Ugandan children are vaccinated against eight “killer” diseases, namely diphtheria, polio, tetanus, tuberculosis, measles,whooping cough, Hepatitis B and Hib (for H. Influenza).

Primary schools teach about these "killer" immunisable diseases and making it compulsory to teach about HIV/AIDS should be no different.

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Hi,

I strongly feel sex education and AIDS awareness should be a part of primary school curriculum. I have seen adolescents indulging in unsafe sex and being sexually addicted. when the taboo is broken, I feel the youngsters will be more motivated to do better things in life.

It is strongly recommended in third worl countries with a high incidente of vertical transmisión

It is part of health education. Students are being taught about contagious diseases.

In countries with a high prevalece of course it would be recommended