Vol. 7 (04) pp. 357-366 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8824

ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTITUDE AND AWARENESS REGARDING HIV/AIDS USING CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS.

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to explore the relation between awareness regarding HIV/AIDS transmission and attitude towards the infected person using canonical correlation analysis. A survey was conducted in Karachi to accomplish the given objective. Initial analysis reveals that all though respondents were aware of mode of transfer of HIV/AIDS but still they have some misconceptions. Two canonical correlation has been retrieved as asymptotic statistical significance test for canonical correlation (approx. F for Wilks Λ) is significant only for two canonical correlation. Results show that students have sufficient knowledge regarding the HIV/AIDS transmission and this awareness leads participants to have sympathetic feelings for infected person.

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How to Cite This Article

Bushra Shamshad and Maria Ejaz. (2019); ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTITUDE AND AWARENESS REGARDING HIV/AIDS USING CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 7 (04), 357-366, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8824

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Bushra Shamshad
Department of Statistics
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