Program Development and Evaluation

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immune deficiency virus (HIV).

During an initial infection a person may experience a brief period of influenza like infections and illness. Prolonged periods without treatment cause death. The disease includes tumors, opportunistic infections and damage of the immune system. Transmission of HIV/AIDS is caused by several ways, sexually, exchange of body fluids like blood, serum and saliva and also from mother to child.

For the awareness of the people there are a lot of Government and Non-Government organizations that have been founded. These organizations have various educational programs to educate and create awareness. But are these programs reaching the people properly? Are the people following and understanding the information? Is there any decrease or control of deaths and transmission of HIV/AIDS?

Many organizations and AIDS types of council are formed in Victoria and many places in Australia. The Victorian AIDS Council has taken a prominent role to control and help in the education and awareness of the people. As HIV/AIDS is transmitted in Victoria especially by men to men, the launch of Gay Men Health Care organizations have been formed for its control.

Needs Analysis Design:-

The target population of the needs analysis was identified to all the patients who are affected with HIV/AIDS in Gay Men Health Care. This comprises only to the patients who are already affected with HIV/AIDS through gay men intercourse transmission.

A search of various Victorian and Australian government and non-government health care websites was conducted. This helped to understand whether HIV/AIDS transmission through gay men was a real problem in Australia and prevention measures to control it were reviewed.

Evidence reveled 80% of HIV/AIDS is transmitted through Gay men intercourse in Australia. Out of 80%, 28% HIV/AIDS patients are in Victoria. Hence Victoria...