Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs of the general public towards HIV/Aids in Hyderabad, a capital city from South India

Sudha, R; Vijay, Deepthi; Lakshmi, V

doi:10.4103/0019-5359.16506

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“…However, 37.4% of the respondents reported that HIV/AIDS should be kept a secret in the family. The reports are similar to other studies done in India [ 11 , 30 ]. In India, social stigmatization and discrimination of people living with HIV are highly prevalent; lack of adequate knowledge, negative perception, variations in the socio-cultural taboos might underlie this negative attitude [ 31 ].…”

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“…The National Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) 2014–2015 was the first nationwide community-based surveillance among high-risk groups (HRG) and bridge population that collected information on key parameters including knowledge indicators related to HIV prevention, STI, condom use, HIV/AIDS services, as well as experiences of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS [ 10 ]. Another study in India has reported the urgent need to facilitate greater care and acceptance of people living with HIV/AIDS by raising the community’s level of knowledge about HIV and its modes of transmission [ 11 ].…”

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“…A study in India has reported the urgent need for and efforts toward making people more caring and accepting towards PLHIV. This can be mainly achieved by raising knowledge about HIV and its modes of transmission [ 11 ]. In the absence of any curable treatment for HIV/AIDS, prevention of transmission through correct knowledge, positive attitude, safe behavior, and practices are the only practical way to contain HIV/AIDS [ 8 ].…”

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitudes, and Prevention towards HIV/AIDS among Adults 15–49 Years in Mizoram, North East India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pachuau

Tannous

Agho

2021

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Despite a campaign of effective educational interventions targeting knowledge, attitudes, and prevention, Human Immunodeficiency-Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) continues to be a significant public health issue in India, with Mizoram reporting the highest HIV/AIDS cases in 2018–2019. In this study, we extracted Mizoram state from the National Family Health Survey Fourth Series (NFHS-4) 2015–2016 datasets and investigated factors associated with respondents’ knowledge, attitudes, and prevention towards HIV/AIDS. The sample included 3555 adults aged 15–49 years residing in Mizoram, North-east India. Respondents who reported having ever heard of HIV/AIDS was 98%. Multivariate analysis indicated that the probability of having inadequate knowledge of HIV/AIDS was higher among those with no schooling, who were illiterate, of non-Christian faiths, belonging to backward tribes or caste, from poor households, and those who lived in rural areas, not exposed to media. The odds of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS transmission was high among females (AOR = 3.12, 95% CI 2.34–4.16), respondents aged 35–39 years (AOR = 1.74, 95% CI 1.05–2.87) and those belonging to other backward class. The HIV/AIDS knowledge of respondents was found to be encouraging as the majority (98%) were considered to have a good level of understanding of the condition. An educational intervention to reduce the number of adults 15–49 years infected with HIV/AIDS in Mizoram should target those from low socioeconomic groups, those from non-Christian religions, and those from other backward classes.

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitudes, and Prevention towards HIV/AIDS among Adults 15–49 Years in Mizoram, North East India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pachuau

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Agho

2021

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“…One study conducted in seven provinces of China [17] found that 43% of participants had full and accurate knowledge of HIV; a similar proportion was found in the present study (44.21%). In another study conducted in Hyderabadi in the south of India [18], knowledge of HIV was higher than in this study (80.63% vs. 62.18%). Infection with HIV is strongly stigmatised in China [17,19]; increasing full and accurate knowledge of the disease is one of the most important ways of reducing negative attitudes toward person living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).…”

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Public awareness of three major infectious diseases in rural Zhejiang province, China: a cross-sectional study

Jin

et al. 2013

BMC Infect Dis

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BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the level of awareness of and factors associated with major infectious diseases in rural China and to provide the most recent baseline data for the prevention and control of these diseases.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out in Zhejiang province between December 2010 and April 2011. Participants were recruited from 36 villages and interviewed by doctors from the community health service using a structured questionnaire.ResultsThe study sample consisted of 36,377 subjects aged 15 to 80 years old. Study results showed that knowledge of HIV was adequate in 44.21% of rural residents; knowledge of TB was adequate in 52.66% of respondents; and knowledge of HBV was adequate in 60.18% of respondents. People in older age groups and with lower education levels were more likely to have low levels of awareness of these three infectious diseases. Participants in the farming industry had poorer awareness of HIV and HBV, while students and factory workers knew little of TB. The proportions of people reporting being fully satisfied with the control policies for HIV, TB and HBV were 37.70%, 34.25% and 36.12%, respectively.ConclusionsThe level of awareness of HIV, TB and HBV is still low among rural residents. Further national disease control plans for major infectious diseases should emphasise effective and comprehensive health education campaigns to increase public awareness of these diseases in rural areas of China.

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Other Socially Constructed Vulnerabilities: Focus on People Living with HIV/AIDS and Internal Migrants

Chitra

2017

Health Inequities in India

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Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs of the general public towards HIV/Aids in Hyderabad, a capital city from South India

Cited by 26 publications

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitudes, and Prevention towards HIV/AIDS among Adults 15–49 Years in Mizoram, North East India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitudes, and Prevention towards HIV/AIDS among Adults 15–49 Years in Mizoram, North East India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Public awareness of three major infectious diseases in rural Zhejiang province, China: a cross-sectional study

Other Socially Constructed Vulnerabilities: Focus on People Living with HIV/AIDS and Internal Migrants

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