Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of HIV/Aids Among Antenatal Women and its Correlation with their Socio-Demographic Profile: Study from a Tertiary Care Centre of Northern India.

Purpose Of Study: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and perception of HIV/AIDS among antenatal women and to correlate them with their socio-demographic profile.

Methods: We conducted this study on 400 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of our hospital for the first time irrespective of their period of gestation, age and parity. All the participants were interviewed with the help of a predesigned questionnaire which included their socio-demographic details and questions to assess their knowledge and attitude toward HIV/AIDS.