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HIV/AIDS--how aware are automobile workers of Kolkata?

India continues to be in the category of a concentrated HIV/AIDS epidemic due to very high HIV prevalence among high risk groups relative to the general population. Rising trends of infection among commercial sex workers men who have sex with men and injecting drug users are now being observed in some low and moderate prevalence states including West Bengal. This study focuses on automobile workers; though they are not considered a high risk occupation cohort they run a high risk of getting infected and few studies have been conducted on this occupational group in India. This present cross-sectional study was conducted to assess their knowledge attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS and to find out association if any of knowledge and practice with socio-demographic variables. The study indicates overall lack of knowledge and negative attitude of the study population particularly associated with low literacy status and younger age. This is alarming because the majority of the study population was young productive and at risk of infection.