The estimate of cumulative HIV-positive persons in India by the end of 1994 ranges from
900,000 to 1.9 million. The corresponding figures projected for 2000 are 2.1 million to 6.7 …

We studied HIV prevalence in couples in Chennai, India. In 56% both partners were
infected. Among discordant couples, 35 men and seven women were infected. Heterosexual …

The rate of infection with HIV among women is increasing. This has significant implications
for the reproductive health of women in India. The present configuration of national family …

We aim to study the factors associated with the prevalence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection in
the urban and rural areas of Tamil Nadu, India. The population of Tamil Nadu is …

Gender inequality is driving two distinct yet interlinked epidemics among women in India:
HIV and AIDS and domestic violence. As domestic violence is increasingly recognized and …

India has the second largest number of persons living with HIV/AIDS in the world after South
Africa. India has an estimated number of 3.7 million (2.1 to 4.3 million) HIV-infected people …

Ever married women are more vulnerable group to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
HIV/AIDS infection, and unplanned pregnancies. The aims of this study are to assess the …

Formative data on the sexual behaviors of HIV–infected individuals in regions
disproportionately affected by the epidemic can help generate hypotheses about sexual risk …

Abstract Introduction: The HIV/AIDS epidemic portrays a growing health threat in the world.
In Bangladesh, the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS is not yet high but it is gradually becoming a …

The southern state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) has one of the highest rates of HIV-1 infection in
India. Estimates of HIV infection in rural areas have begun to approximate the urban …