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Title: Exploring Interconnection Among Status of Literacy, Awareness and Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in India
Authors: Dr. Tapati Bhadra (Banerjee) , Nivriti Mitra and Tathagata Banerjee
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Dr. Tapati Bhadra (Banerjee)1 , Nivriti Mitra2 and Tathagata Banerjee3 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Development Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India 2. Research Scholar, Department of Rural Development Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India 3. Post Graduate student, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur
MLA 8 (Banerjee), Dr. Tapati Bhadra, et al. "Exploring Interconnection Among Status of Literacy, Awareness and Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in India." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 9, Sept. 2024, pp. 3472-3486, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.019. Accessed Sept. 2024. APA 6 (Banerjee), D., Mitra, N., & Banerjee, T. (2024, September). Exploring Interconnection Among Status of Literacy, Awareness and Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in India. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(9), 3472-3486. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.019 Chicago (Banerjee), Dr. Tapati Bhadra, Nivriti Mitra, and Tathagata Banerjee. "Exploring Interconnection Among Status of Literacy, Awareness and Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in India." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 9 (September 2024), 3472-3486. Accessed September, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.019.
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ABSTRACT: It has long been believed that improved health outcomes are positively associated with enhanced literacy and better awareness. The study investigates the relationship between literacy rates, knowledge, awareness of HIV/AIDS, and adult HIV prevalence in Indian states over the last years. In India the adult HIV prevalence rate always remains a significant concern because access to primary health care is still a distant goal for the development practitioners. The study in India highlights the need for a comprehensive, multisectoral strategy to combat the adult HIV prevalence rate, highlighting disparities in literacy status, HIV awareness, and prevalences, and the need for a multisectoral approach to access primary health care. The study emphasizes the importance of interventions promoting gender equality, reducing stigma, improving HIV education, and increasing healthcare access, particularly personalized therapies for high-risk populations like drug injectors and sex workers. The study uses secondary data sources to examine the relationship between adult HIV prevalence rates and literacy rates, highlighting that awareness and literacy alone are not sufficient to combat the HIV epidemic. The study emphasizes the urgent need to address societal issues like discrimination, stigma, gender inequality, and knowledge gaps and highlights the importance of understanding the link between HIV prevalence in India, awareness, and literacy. It suggests that literacy and awareness are not the only factors to address HIV. Other societal norms like gender inequality, stigma, discrimination, and knowledge gaps are also crucial for creating a healthier, more equitable society.

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