Exploring Interconnection Among Status of Literacy, Awareness and Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in India
Tapati Bhadra, Nivriti Mitra, Tathagata Banerjee · International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research · 2024
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.