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Knowledge, attitude, and perception of disease among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome: A study from a tertiary care center in North India
Author(s) -
Monika Gupta,
Vikram K. Mahajan,
Pushpinder S Chauahn,
Karainder S Mehta,
Ritu Rawat,
T N Shiny
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.185500
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , transmission (telecommunications) , family medicine , cross sectional study , health education , condom , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , public health , nursing , pathology , electrical engineering , syphilis , engineering
Although modification of behavioral practices among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-affected patients is important in decreasing HIV disease transmission, the knowledge, attitude, and perception studies about HIV infection rarely include persons living with HIV/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS).