On November 27, 2014 Department of Epidemiology and Communal Hygiene held a training on HIV prevention among young people in the hostel №2 of KSMU. Since the spread of HIV is associated with the behavior, the most important role in the prevention should be allocated to education and training of young people. In this connection, the purpose of the training was to teach students self-assessment of risk, avoiding dangerous situations and protect themselves and their families from infection.

The training was attended by 43 students of 1-3 years of Public Health, Medical and Preventive care, General Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing, living in a hostel, as well as the members of the student scientific section of the department of epidemiology and communal hygiene. This event was held by the 5th year student of Public Health Kabdusheva Aizhan and the 2nd year student of Pharmacy Aitpaeva Elnur.

During the training, participants were shown a film about the epidemiology of HIV infection in the world, about the sources, pathways and factors of transmission and preventive measures against infection. After that, the participants took part in role-playing games, which demonstrated how rapidly spreading HIV among injecting drug users and through sexual way, discussed the main factors of transmission and practice their skills to counter group pressure at the use of drugs.

At the end of the training conclusion was done, for prophylactic of HIV, the participants and all interested students, living in the hostel, were handed out brochures, condoms, calendars and notepads.

Head of the department of epidemiology and communal hygiene,

c.m.s., associate professor F.M. Shaizadina