Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

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The disease knowledge is an important factor in motivating the youth to adopt healthy life style and management of health. The health illiteracy acts as a stumbling block in the treatment of diseases, as person is unable to understand and appreciate the significance of the health, disease and the drugs. He/ she needs some help in relief of the symptoms and disease. The awareness of the disease knowledge is an important factor for the management of health. It is usually presumed that educated youth will have adequate knowledge regarding disease and healthy life style. There are no serious studies conducted to assess the extent of disease knowledge. In this study a survey is conducted to assess the knowledge levels of youth from health care and non health care sector. The result of the study mobilizes the necessity of health education among youth in the disease areas like AIDS, asthma, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

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Disease Knowledge, Diabetes Mellitus, AIDS, Asthma, Hypertension.
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