There is still a paucity of research on the sociodemographic and other underlying factors
associated with HIV transmission among women in India. This study was designed to …

OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively explore potential mechanisms that may confer heightened risk
for HIV infection among survivors of sex trafficking in India. METHODS: Case narratives of 61 …

A retrospective study was conducted on 134 HIV-infected females evaluated at an HIV/AIDS
centre in south India to characterize their socio-demographics, HIV risk factors and initial …

In countries such as India, men who have same-sex partnerships may marry women due to
cultural pressures regardless of their sexual desires and preferences. The wives of such …

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virusinfected women account for almost half the
number of cases of HIV worldwide. Despite reduction in HIV prevalence among the …

The response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the Indian subcontinent has been hampered by
several factors, including societal stigma, lack of educational resources, lack of economic …

Heterosexual transmission accounts for the majority of cases in India, an epicentre of the
HIV/AIDS pandemic, with increasing rates of infection in married women contracting HIV …

Objective: To investigate changes over a decade in prevalence and correlates of HIV among
high-risk women attending sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in Pune, India, who …

Objective To assess the influence of marital status and other correlates on HIV infection
among women in Nigeria. Methods Data were extracted from the 2012 Nigerian population …

It is estimated that 8–10 million people worldwide are infected with HIV, the virus causing
AIDS; a large proportion live in developing countries. A review of the recent literature reveals …