%0 Journal Article
%T What do they know about HIV/AIDS - Adolescents and young adults from slums in Mumbai, India
%A G Velhal
%A TD Kambli
%A SR Suryawanshi
%J SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and HIV/AIDS
%P 26-34
%D 2012
%R 10.3126/saarctb.v9i1.6962
%X Introduction: In compliance with guidelines from NACP III, wide spread activities are continued, by public, private and NGO sectors, to enhance the level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS among vulnerable adolescent and young adult population in urban areas, in the forms of various projects, so as to facilitate positive behavioural changes among them . Present cross-sectional study, was conducted in three, representative administrative wards (namely L, K/East & R/North) of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), India, in December 2010, to assess the level of knowledge and attitudes about HIV/ AIDS amongst the adolescents and young adults.
%K HIV/AIDS
%K Adolescents
%K Young adults
%K Knowledge
%K Attitudes
%U http://www.nepjol.info/nepal/index.php/SAARCTB/article/view/6962