• Dr. Simran Sidhu

Punjab presents a paradoxical situation when it comes to dealing with HIV/AIDS. While on one hand the state has been awarded six national awards for creating awareness about this infection, its prevention and treatment, the number of HIV positive cases has increased at speed i.e. 26% (NACO Report 2011). When overall trend in HIV/aids had shown decline at National level, the whopping increase in number of cases in this border state of India has shown alarming signals. Once considered as low prevalence state now shows prevalence of the infection among Injection Drug Users (IDUs), which is almost 30 times higher than 0.27% HIV prevalence in general, population of India. Punjab at Glance: A state with vibrant culture is considered as one of the rich states of India. It has highest percentage of net area sown to total area of the state at 84%. According to census 2011, Punjab has population of 2.77 crores which has increased from 2.44 crores in 2001. The Population growtn rate has shown decline in Census 2011 (13.7%) as compared to 20.1% in 2001. The percentage of males and females stand at 12.11% and 14.91% respectively. In the last decade (2001-2011), the urban population of Punjab has increased by 25.72% which is nearly twice that of the overall growth rate (13.73%) and the rural growth rate is 7.58%. Census 2011 shows growth in urban face of Punjab with 37.49% as urban residents and 62.5% rural population. Ludhiana (59.14%) is the most urbanized district of Punjab.

Communication, Awareness on HIV / AIDS among Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in Punjab

"Communication, Awareness on HIV / AIDS among Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in Punjab", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.2949-2958, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905V08.pdf

"Communication, Awareness on HIV / AIDS among Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in Punjab", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp2949-2958, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905V08.pdf