Assessment of HIV knowledge and awareness in adults of a slum area of Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study

Mehta, Varshil; Mehta, Sonali

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20151583

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“…According to sex, most (58.25%) of the respondents were male and the rest (41.75%) were female. Similar sex distribution was found in a study by Varshil Mehta 11 Regarding education, majority of the respondent's educational level belongs to secondary (38.50%) and primary (31.50%) followed by higher secondary (7.75%) & graduate (2.75%) and 19.50% of them were illiterate. These finding were consistent with the study conducted by Sueziani Binte Zainudin et al in Singapore 12 .…”

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Knowledge Regarding Diabetes Mellitus among Rural People in a Selected Area of Bangladesh

Imtiaz

Chowdhury²,

Nazneen³

et al. 2016

Northern Int. Med. Coll. J.

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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major public health concerns throughout the world. In 2013, there were 382 million people living with DM, and this number is projected to increase to 471 million by 2035. It affects large number of people of wide range of ethnic and economic levels in both developed and developing countries.Objective : The study was undertaken to assess the knowledge regarding diabetes mellitus among rural people in a selected area of Bangladesh.Methods : A descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted from November 2015 to January 2016 among 400 people of a village of Gazipur district. The data were collected by using pre tested, semi-structured, interviewer administered questionnaire. Non probability purposive sampling technique was followed. Knowledge related variable were initial symptoms, curability, prevention, risk factors, complications, changes occur inside the body, perceived causes and investigation of DM. Data analysis was done by statistical software, SPSS version 20.Results : Out of 400 respondents, majority (47.50%) were in the age group of 21-30 years. Most (58.25%) of them were male and in terms of educational status 80.5% respondents were literate having varying levels of education. Majority (48.75%) of respondents were service holder. Nearly all of respondents (92%) heard about DM and their source of information was from neighbour 28.89% followed by health care provider 27.71%. Majority of respondents had good knowledge regarding initial symptoms 53.80% and curability 60.86% of DM. Most of them had fair knowledge regarding prevention 35.86% and risk factors 48.09% of DM. Majority 70.92% respondents had poor knowledge regarding complications of diabetes mellitus. Most respondents had no knowledge regarding changes occur inside the body 75.27%, perceived causes of DM 61.69% and investigation 61.41% of DM.Conclusion : This study concluded that good knowledge was found on initial symptom and curability of Diabetes mellitus, fair knowledge on risk factor and prevention and poor knowledge was found regarding complications of DM. No knowledge was found regarding changes occur inside the body, perceived causes and investigation of Diabetes mellitus. Therefore, effective awareness and health education program to the rural people regarding various aspects of Diabetes mellitus are in urgent need.Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.7(2) Jan 2016: 131-134

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Knowledge Regarding Diabetes Mellitus among Rural People in a Selected Area of Bangladesh

Imtiaz

Chowdhury²,

Nazneen³

et al. 2016

Northern Int. Med. Coll. J.

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“…When we compare the role of gender in HIV-related knowledge, we found that males tend to have a higher HIV-related knowledge compared to females. Studies conducted in Mumbai, India, 26 Malaysia, 27 Fiji, 20 and rural South India 28 also found the similar findings. This could be due to fact that, in our setting males are considered to be the sole breadwinner for the family and females tend to stay at home to take care of the household work.…”

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HIV-Related Knowledge among PLWHA Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital at Coastal South India—A Facility-Based Study

Yathiraj

Unnikrishnan

Ramapuram

et al. 2017

J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care

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“…The greater part of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa and were contaminated by their HIV-positive mothers amidst pregnancy, labor, or breastfeeding [ 1 ]. Although there has been an increase in awareness regarding HIV infection, people remain uninformed about the same in many parts of the world, especially in the slums of developing countries [ 2 - 3 ].…”

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Genetic Modulation Therapy Through Stem Cell Transplantation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Infection

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Chandramohan²,

Agarwal

2017

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Highly active anti-retroviral treatment has changed the dimensions of the outcomes for patients suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, HIV infection is still an ailment which is spreading throughout the world extensively. Given the confinements of the present restorative methodologies and the non-availability of any strategic vaccination against HIV, there is a squeezing need to build a therapeutic treatment.Viral tropism for HIV includes CD4+ cells, macrophages, and microglial cells, and it is through binding with co-receptors C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4). While these cell types are present in all individuals, there are rare cases that stayed uninfected even after getting exposed to an overwhelming load of HIV. Research revealed a homozygous 32-base pair deletion (Δ32/Δ32) in CCR5. After careful consideration, a hypothesis was proposed a few years back that a cure for HIV disease is possible, through hematopoietic stem cells transplantation from a donor homozygous for the CCR5-Δ32 deletion.Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) based quality treatment may serve as a promising tool as these perpetual, self-renewing progenitor cells could be modified to oppose HIV infection. If done properly, the changed HSCs would offer the permanent creation of genetically modified cells that are resistant to HIV infection and/or have improved hostility to viral action which will eventually clear the contaminated cells.The purpose of this review is to concentrate on two facets of HSC genetic treatment for potentially life-threatening HIV infection: building HIV-resistant cells and designing cells that can target HIV disease. These two strategic approaches can be the frontline of a quality treatment plan against HIV infection and, as an individual treatment or a combination thereof, has been proposed to possibly destroy HIV altogether.

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Assessment of HIV knowledge and awareness in adults of a slum area of Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 4 publications

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Knowledge Regarding Diabetes Mellitus among Rural People in a Selected Area of Bangladesh

Knowledge Regarding Diabetes Mellitus among Rural People in a Selected Area of Bangladesh

HIV-Related Knowledge among PLWHA Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital at Coastal South India—A Facility-Based Study

Genetic Modulation Therapy Through Stem Cell Transplantation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Infection

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