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PROBLEM STATEMENT: Assessment of the effectiveness of video assisted teaching versus demonstration on a penis model regarding knowledge of condom usage among people living with HIV in a selected hospital. OBJECTIVES: � To assess the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores of video assisted teaching of condom usage among PLHIV. � To assess the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores of demonstration on the model of penis of condom usage among PLHIV. � To compare the post-test knowledge scores of video assisted teaching and demonstration on the model of penis of condom usage among PLHIV. RATIONALE Despite the fact that the government has implemented different programs to educate people regarding HIV/AIDS and different preventive methods, infection rate remains high. One of the key methods of prevention is the use of condoms during all types of sexual intercourse. The most frequent mode of transmission is through sexual route if condoms are not used. The priority of controlling HIV infection is its prevention and transmission of the virus from an infected person to the other. To have safe sex condoms can be used to reduce the risk of sexual exposure to HIV and sexually transmitted infections when used consistently and correctly. There is a need for the People living with HIV to have knowledge, a positive attitude towards its use as well as know the skill of condom use in order to prevent infections and hence decrease the progression of the disease. METHOD A quantitative evaluative approach with quasi experimental two group pretest posttest design was used with non-probability convenient sampling to select the sample (N=160). A structured questionnaire (Five Point Likert scale) was used to assess the knowledge .Video assisted teaching and Demonstration on the model of penis was administered to find its effectiveness. The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive & inferential statistics. RESULTS The pretest knowledge score of subjects who were in group one (Video assisted teaching) was (3.59�0.30) and group two (Demonstration) was (3.57�0.33). The posttest knowledge score of subjects who were in group one (Video assisted teaching) (4.11�0.42) and group two (Demonstration) was (4.81 �0.24). The F ratio value is (3, 156) =55.6 and a p value of <0.00. The result is significant at p<0.005. The estimation of 0.505 indicated that the condition accounts for 50% of the total variance in the post test scores in the population. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION The findings of the study showed that there was a deficit in knowledge of PLHIV before administration of Video assisted teaching and Demonstration on the model of penis regarding condom usage. The results indicated that the Video assisted teaching and Demonstration is effective in increasing the knowledge of PLHIV regarding condom usage but when the two groups were compared to each other there was a significant increase in the knowledge scores of PLHIV who use the demonstration on the penis model as learning modality compared to those who use video assisted teaching of condom usage.