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Document 3074
DOCN M94A3074
TI HIV infection in India--trends analysis.
DT 9412
AU Lal S; Khodakevich L; Salil P; National AIDS Control Organization, New
Delhi, India.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):16 (abstract no. 039C). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369501
AB OBJECTIVE: To review the trends of the spread of HIV infection in India.
METHODS: Analysis of the data recorded by 62 surveillance centres set up
in all 32 States and Union Territories of India, by area and in time.
RESULTS: As of 31 Jan 1994 out of about 2 million samples screened
country wide for HIV infection, 14,439 samples were found sero-positive.
In a short span of seven years, since HIV infection was first detected
in Maharashtra in 1986, it has been reported from almost all States and
Union Territories of the country. The surveillance data also indicate
that along with the marginalized groups like commercial sex workers,
intravenous drug users and STD patients, the people with no identified
risk behaviours, so called general population are being involved in the
epidemic. In some urban areas, the HIV prevalence rates in pregnant
women have reached 1 to 2 per cent. Certain clustering is observed at
this stage of the epidemic, related to the industrial development and
migration. The number of HIV infected individuals by the end of 1993 is
estimated well over one million, most of them had been infected through
sexual route, and about half of these were women. DISCUSSION AND
CONCLUSIONS: HIV infection has rapidly spread far beyond the originally
recognized centres in the country. The epidemic is at different stages
at various locations of the same States/Union Territories. The infection
is not only confined to high risk behaviour groups but is also spreading
to general population mainly through sexual route. These urge to mount
immediate interventions.
DE Cluster Analysis Female Human HIV
Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION HIV Seroprevalence
India/EPIDEMIOLOGY Male Population Surveillance Pregnancy Pregnancy
Complications, Infectious/EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence Prostitution
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/COMPLICATIONS Substance Abuse,
Intravenous MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).