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October 15, 2025Frontiers in CommunicationOpen Access

Internet exposure and knowledge of HIV/AIDS among adolescents in India: exploring the mediating role of self-efficacy using UDAYA data

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SPSridhar PrinithaTJTony Jose

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This analysis reveals self-efficacy and digital health literacy impact HIV/AIDS knowledge in adolescents.

Key Points

  • Internet exposure significantly enhances HIV/AIDS knowledge in adolescents, with self-efficacy as a key mediator.
  • Correlational analysis indicated a positive association (r = 0.21, p < 0.001) between internet exposure and knowledge acquisition.
  • The study employed mediation and moderated mediation analysis using data from the UDAYA survey of 6,103 adolescents.
  • Findings suggest that enhancing digital health literacy and self-efficacy could improve health education outcomes.

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Prinitha et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f01110f081da0584b56985https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1648383
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