Abstract :
India is estimated to have third highest number of HIV infections in the world with more than 2.4 million
HIV/ AIDS-infected people. Youths often face a significant barrier to get the HIV-related information,
education and services required, especially in the tribal areas. So, the present study was conducted to
find out the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS and explore the attitude towards the disease among the
youths of Jaintia Hills. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 tribal youths belonging to the
age group 17–24 years. Data was collected through a structured schedule. Chi-square test was applied
to understand the significant association of knowledge and attitude between males and females. The
study revealed that males were more knowledgeable compared to females. The mode of transmission
and preventive measures between males and females was found to be statistically significant (p
Keyword :
Knowledge, HIV/AIDS, Youth, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya