A Study of Communication and Prevention in AIDS Awareness Programme in a District Allahabad

Abstract

HIV and AIDS , both terms seems synonymous but are quite different in terms of newlinemedical science. Acronym HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus and newline AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. HIV is belongs to category newlineof pathogen called virus and AIDS is a medical condition. newlineA person infected with HIV virus is called HIV positive person. People with HIV newlineinfection not necessary have AIDS. Developing AIDS in the human body is long newlineprocess that may take up to ten years. If HIV positive person do not get proper newlinetreatment, the virus multiply itself and attacks immune system of the person slowly. newlineImmune system of the body becomes so deficient to kill common pathogens. newlineEventually, the condition of AIDS developed with some specific symptoms declared newlineby CDC. HIV infection may occur by sexual intercourse, directly into the bloodstream newlinethrough sharing infected needles, syringes or other injection equipment and from a newlineHIV infected mother to her child. newlineSo many myths and misconceptions are associated with HIV/AIDS due to ignorance newlineand lack of proper knowledge of the disease. This ignorance and lack of proper newlineknowledge about the diseases create fear in common people and also contributes in newlinespreading stigma and discrimination in society. newlineIndia has the second largest population after China and third largest number of people newlineliving with AIDS. According to latest data released by National AIDS Control newlineOrganisation (NACO), around 2.1 million people living with AIDS in India in 2015. newlineSome group of people like sex workers, injecting drug users and men who sex with newlinemen, whose behaviour can infect them with HIV are generally referred as high risk newlinegroups (HRG). These people are at more risk of getting infection, if, they do not take newlineprecautions. In India so many campaigns have been initiated for spreading awareness newlineamong such people like sex workers, labourers, truck drivers etc. newlineIn the present research work entitled A study of Communication and Prevention in newlineAIDS Awareness Programme in a Di