Awareness of HIV/AIDS among rural youth in India: A community based cross-sectional study | Zendy

Sudha Yadav | Zendy; Naresh Makwana | Zendy; Bhavin Vadera | Zendy; Kishor M Dhaduk | Zendy; Kapil Gandha | Zendy

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Awareness of HIV/AIDS among rural youth in India: A community based cross-sectional study

Author(s) -

Sudha Yadav,

Naresh Makwana,

Bhavin Vadera,

Kishor M Dhaduk,

Kapil Gandha

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1488

Subject(s) - cross sectional study , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , rural community , socioeconomics , family medicine , sociology , pathology

More than one third of reported cases of HIV/AIDS in India are among youth and 60 percent of these reside in rural areas. Assessment of the awareness of HIV/AIDS in the youth is important for determining the impact of previous and current awareness programs as well as the need for interventions. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of rural youth regarding HIV/AIDS and to explore the epidemiological determinants of awareness among them.

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