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AIDS is a complex of illnesses caused by HIV. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection.According to recent reports by NACO, as many as 21.40 lac people are living with HIV (PLHIV) in India.Prevention of new HIV infections continues to be the mainstay of India’s national AIDS response. Thelack of awareness and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS in the general population is mostly responsiblefor rapid spread of the disease and also with the social stigma attached with PLHIV in our country. Hencethe present study was conducted to assess awareness regarding HIV/AIDS in newly admitted (First Year)medical students.Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study done on 122 First Year MBBS students of ShriBhausaheb Hire Govt. Medical College, Maharashtra. Data was collected by pretested questionnaires andanalyzed using percentage.Results: All students (100%) mentioned unsafe sex and infected blood transfusion as a risk behavior. Mostof the respondents believed HIV infection can be transmitted from: HIV infected pregnant woman to herbaby (93%), breast feeding (62%), contaminated syringes, needles and razors (98%), tattooing (64%) andIV drug abuse (66%). Students were aware that it does not spread through wearing clothes of HIV-infectedpersons (92%), mosquito bite (77%), hugging and shaking hands with an infected person (97%), sharingcommon toilets (81%), sharing common utensils like plates, cups and spoons (84%), saliva (81%), contactwith urine (48%) and feces (51%), coughing and sneezing (75%) and sharing a meal (93%). Awarenessregarding prevention of HIV/AIDS was also found to be high with percentage of students responding fororal contraceptive pills (84%), IUCD (61%), condoms(98%), health education(99%), avoiding untestedblood transfusion(100% boys and 95% girls), use of disposable syringe (85%), avoiding breastfeeding(44%) and use of latex gloves (41%). 82% of respondents are willing to assist with the delivery of ababy born to a mother

Assessment of awareness and knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among first year MBBS students in a Medical College in Maharashtra India