AIDS awareness has gone up: study

Chennai: 29th January 2012

With the results of the Behavioural Surveillance Survey (BSS) Wave XIII showing overall progress in terms of awareness on HIV/AIDS, the concerns that have to be addressed include eradicating misconceptions, and increasing condom usage among regular partners. Presenting a set of recommendations at a function to disseminate the results of the BSS, conducted by AIDS Prevention and Control Project (APAC), VHS, it was stressed that utilisation of counselling services needs to be strengthened.