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- 1. Abstract: Poster Knowledge and Attitude among the Nursing Students Studying in BPKIHS Regarding HIV/AIDS Mehta RS*1, Karki P*2, Rijal S*3 B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal Background: HIV/AIDS, a social disease took pandemic form within a short span of time affecting 40 million people through the globe. Adults of the developing countries are the main victims of the contributing to 95% of the total world’s HIV infection and 90% death. Objectives: The objective of the study was to find out the knowledge and altitude among the nursing students studying in BPKIHS regarding HIV /AIDS. Methods and Materials: This is baseline cross-sectional, questionnaire based study conducted among the female students of both B. SC. Nursing and Certificate nursing First year and last year. Use pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire data was collected from the selected students after obtaining informed verbal consent. The data was collected on the month of November, 2007. Results: Most of the students are teenagers. Most of the students had satisfactory knowledge about causative agent, risk groups and modes of transmission and prevention. Only 20% students had knowledge about confirmation of HIV diagnostic test, 19% reported HIV virus is found in saliva, 36.7% had knowledge about PEP and more than half of the nurses do not know about ART services available at BPKIHS. Conclusions: Based on the study we conclude that HIV/AIDS awareness programme among the students’ nurses as well as other health care workers is mandatory, however education campaigns should be carefully structured and specifically tailored to particular setting. Note: *1 Ram Sharan Mehta, Associate Professor, Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Email: ramsharanmehta@hotmail.com.com, *2 Prof. Dr. Prahlad Karki, HoD, Department of Internal Medicine, *3 Prof. Dr. Suman Rijal, Dept. of Internal Medicine.