Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow.
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
Epidemic control requires accurate information and risk-reducing behaviour. The statement notes rapid spread “despite efforts,” implying the need for broader, deeper interventions that correct myths and reduce high-risk practices.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
Combine information (what to do) and motivation/skills (how to do it). Awareness campaigns should emphasise condom use, regular testing, treatment-as-prevention, mother-to-child prevention, and needle safety; behaviour-change messaging should be culturally sensitive and non-stigmatising while discouraging risky practices.
Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Map high-incidence districts and key populations; tailor messages and channels (schools, workplaces, media).2) Ensure access: free condoms, testing camps, linkages to ART centres.3) Monitor impact through prevalence and testing uptake metrics; refine messages.
Verification / Alternative check:
Education without behaviour-change tools underperforms; moral exhortation without facts can backfire. Their combination is standard public-health practice.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Only I/Only II/Either: partial measures reduce effectiveness. Neither: contradicts public-health evidence.
Common Pitfalls:
Stigmatising messaging that deters testing; failing to ensure supplies and services where awareness is raised.
Final Answer:
Both I and II follow.
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