In South India, where the majority of the country's cases of HIV are concentrated,
transmission of infection occurs mainly within networks composed of female sex workers …

Abstract From February to June 1986, 150 heterosexual couples with at least one HIV-
seropositive member were recruited in the 'Centre Hospitalier de Kigali', Kigali, Rwanda. Of …

Background In the context of AVAHAN, the India AIDS Initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, general population surveys (GPS) were carried out between 2006 and 2008 in …

Background Transgender women (trans women) in Nepal are underserved in the HIV
response. Data are needed to determine the HIV prevalence disaggregated from other key …

Aim: Prevalence of HIV among pregnant women in India is of great concern, especially to
prevent HIV in children. Mother–to-child transmission of HIV is the most common cause of …

Background Understanding about who acquires new HIV infection and the determinants of
why some persons get infected and others do not is fundamental to controlling HIV in the …

In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of HIV infection among young women is much higher
than that among young men. Many women enter marriage HIV-infected, suggesting that men …

Background Estimating the seroprevalence of HIV in a low risk population such as pregnant
women provides essential information for an effective implementation of AIDS control …

Understanding HIV Risks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in A... : Sexually
Transmitted Diseases Understanding HIV Risks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in …

Despite 67% of HIV infected people in India are rural residents, the epidemiology of HIV in
rural areas is not well known. This is an observational cohort study of 11,040 HIV infected …