HIV Prevention through Socio-Behavioral, Biomedical and Structural Interventions

HIV is a global health disease and number of people living with this all over the world. UNAIDS took several measures to control spread of disease. There is no cure for HIV infection, where prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care plays an important role. Spread of HIV on human health only can be reversed by combination of various strategies. It includes social, biomedical, structural interventions, like educational, motivational and normative approaches to communities for improving their knowledge about risk and related activities, which are prone to HIV infection. This study is to review various literatures published in peer reviewed journals for HIV prevention by intervention of behavioral, biomedical, structural implications, awareness about HIV spread their prevention and find out the best method for the same. Inclusion criteria in this review were identified articles published in a peer-reviewed journal, presented at an international conference, workshops and WHO guidelines. Strategies belonging to Socio-behavioral is more effective and have great potential when works at multilevel instead of working in isolated region. Broad discussion means broad awareness and changes the social behavior of individual indulging in risks. It reduces HIV burdens in community.

HIV, Social, Behavioral, Structural Interventions

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