Young adults worldwide are particularly affected by the HIV/AIDS menace because they are the most sexually active and adventurous members of the population. Due to the morbidity, complications and mortality associated with HIV/AIDS, governments and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) worldwide have put in place pragmatic and gold standard interventions to curb the menace. This study sought to assess the knowledge, attitude and sexual behaviour of students of a tertiary institution in Ghana in relation to HIV/AIDS. Through a stratified-sampling technique, 492 students were assessed by selfadministered questionnaires in March 2012. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of respondents identified “television” as their most important source of information about HIV/AIDS. There were a lot of identified misconceptions about HIV/AIDS modes of transmission including mosquito bites (31%) and public toilets (33%). Forty one percent (41%) thought that HIV positive people should not be admitted into mainstream schools whiles 30% would not sit close to an HIV positive student. Majority of respondents wanted to know more about HIV/AIDS. In this study knowledge level was associated with students' attitudes towards the disease. Although knowledge level seemed quite high, misconceptions about modes of disease transmission and intolerant attitudes towards HIV/AIDS infected people were common. We recommend that strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention be emphasized more in tertiary institutions.

Keywords:  Amorbidity; mortality; complications; stratified-sampling technique; misconceptions..

Mother-to-child transmission could occur during pregnancy, labor and delivery; and after childbirth by breastfeeding. The prevention of HIV transmission from mothers living with HIV to their infants is built around the routine offer of HIV counseling and testing to all pregnant women along with other interventions. To assess knowledge, attitude and practice on PMTCT service among pregnant women attending ANC clinic in Ayder referral hospital. The study was conducted in Mekelle, the capital city of Tigray regional state from November 2012 to Jan 2013. A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted with quantitative approach method in Ayder referral hospital. Of the total interviewed pregnant women all goes to the health institution for ANC follow up 187(100%),mothers, have knowledge about HIV 180(96.25%), know more than two ways of transmission129(71,67%), know more than two ways of protection for HIV 147(81,67%),know HIV can transmit from mother to child 180(96.26%),heard about PMTCT 180(96.26%), and heard about PMTCT from health center 118(65.55%). Study revealed that there is high knowledge about HIV but poor women’s practice on the breast feeding practice. This finding indicated that participants had a positive attitude towards PMTCT services. Majority of the women didn’t influence by their partners but men involvement is necessary for the encouragement and sensitization to accompany their partners for attending counseling services.

Keywords:  Knowledge, Attitude and practice, PMTCT and women.