HIV awareness refers to the body of knowledge, attitudes, and risk-perception that individuals and communities hold about human immunodeficiency virus, its modes of transmission, and the means available to prevent acquisition and onward spread. As a behavioural and public-health construct it is operationalised throu…
HIV awareness refers to the body of knowledge, attitudes, and risk-perception that individuals and communities hold about human immunodeficiency virus, its modes of transmission, and the means available to prevent acquisition and onward spread. As a behavioural and public-health construct it is operationalised through measurable indicators such as accurate understanding of sexual, parenteral, and vertical transmission routes, recognition of testing and counselling services, and uptake of protective practices including condom use and pre-exposure prophylaxis. Awareness sits upstream of behaviour change in most prevention frameworks: knowledge alone is necessary but seldom sufficient, so research distinguishes comprehension from attitudes, intentions, and actual practice, often using knowledge-attitude-practice survey designs. The literature in this area examines awareness among defined populations including secondary and tertiary students, healthcare workers, men who have sex with men, female sex workers, truck drivers, and in-school adolescents, frequently in sub-Saharan African and other resource-variable settings, and assesses determinants of premarital counselling and testing, stigma reduction, and acceptance of antiretroviral prophylaxis. The journal publishes peer-reviewed studies on these awareness, knowledge, and prevention themes, addressing how measured understanding correlates with safer behaviour and with engagement in the HIV care continuum.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 46 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Hiv Awareness, linking to each citing work.