Knowledge and Attitude of the Indigenous Angami Nagas towards HIV and people living with HIV

Athoni Rhetso and S. L. Malik

Abstract

In order to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of the Angami Nagas towards HIV, a cross sectional study was performed using interview schedule method on 400 adult Angamis (200 males and 200 females) between the age group of 18-48 years, from Kohima, Nagaland (India). Adult Angami Nagas have a fairly good knowledge regarding HIV, but there still persists a considerable misconceptions and prejudices towards HIV and people living with HIV.