Activities of Department of Sociology

Title: - Departmental Minor Research Project:A Study on the Awareness of HIV/ AIDS among High School Students at Teok, Jorhat District Assam
Start Date - 2021-04-01   End Date - 2021-12-30   Duration - 8 days.
Nature of the Activity: - Research Project
Summary: -

Departmental Minor Research Project:

A Study on the Awareness of HIV/ AIDS among High School Students at Teok, Jorhat District Assam

Supervisor- Pranab Kumar saikia 

                    Assistant Professor, 

                   Department of Sociology

Principal Investigator: Sumi Konwar, BA 3rd Sem.

Co-Investigator: Bedanta Hazarika, BA 3rd Sem

Basabi Borah, BA 3rd Sem

Sabita Dutta, BA 3rd Sem

Gauranga Jyoti Das, BA 3rd Sem

Objective of the Study :

 1. To determine if the High school students are aware of HIV /AIDS in Teok

2. To find out Perception of High School Students towards HIV and AIDS

3. To find out the sources of knowledge and awareness among the High School students in Teok area.                                  

Research Design:

In this study, the researcher has make use of quantitative and qualitative design to investigate the knowledge, awareness, attitude and perception towards HIV/AIDS among High School Studnts in Teok Area.

Recommendation and Suggestion:

  1.             Higher Educational Authority should make compulsory topic sex education on high school Syllabus
  2.       .    The govt as well as school should always celebrate world Aids Day and give awareness on HIV/AIDS to the school authority.
  3.         School should have an expert counselor in schools to dealt with the problems.
  4.       Effective information transfer mechanism is needed to overcome these problem.
  5.       Open discussion, attending Workshop, Orientation for student.
  6.        A positive Attitude can be developed.