Abstract: 600 schools going adolescents and 100 teachers from
16 schools of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur district of Assam, India were
surveyed to assess and compare their awareness regarding AIDS and
AIDS Education. An awareness test was administered containing 38
items for adolescents and 40 items for teachers in the test.
Observations revealed that the majority of school-going adolescents
are poor in their HIV/AIDS and AIDS education awareness. It shows
that the school going adolescents of Dhemaji district are better in
HIV/AIDS and AIDS education awareness than the school going
adolescents of Lakhimpur district while comparing the gender,
settlement, steam and district wise variables.