HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Adolescents – Results of the Educational Program

Abstract

HIV/AIDS is a serious global problem. In the Czech Republic, the number of HIV+ has almost tripled since 2008. In the global comparison of the rate of increase in the number of HIV+ in the years 2010 to 2018, the Czech Republic ranked 5th, which demonstrates the need to raise awareness about HIV prevention. Therefore, an interactive educational program „Playfully about STD‘s“ was created and applied as part of an educational event by the Public Health Institute Ostrava in cooperation with students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava. The aim of the poster is to present students‘ knowledge of HIV/AIDS and the effectiveness of education.