Background: There is an overall decline in India's HIV prevalence and new infections but
women, constituting 39% of the 2.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS in 2009, continue to …

It is important to know about patterns of sexual behaviors among married couples in order to
develop effective HIV prevention strategies for them. Herein we describe the sexual …

Background: Sentinel surveillance conducted in the high Human Immuno-deficiency Virus
(HIV) prevalent state of Andhra Pradesh includes sub-populations thought to be at high-risk …

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: The sexual behavior of trucking populations has been associated with the
transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV in India and elsewhere in the …

Female sex workers (FSW) and truckers in the Terai region have been identified as key core
group populations in the HIV/STD control plan for Nepal. In March-July 1999, a cross …

The prevalence of HIV in India has been steadily increasing over the last three decades and
India is now thought to possess the third largest number of cases out of any country in the …

Objectives Differences in sexual networks probably explain the disparity in the scale of HIV
epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa and India. HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) …

Background In a typical year, it is estimated that there are about 5 million long-distance truck
drivers delivering goods on 3.3 million kilometers of roadways in India. Due to their high-risk …

This study examined factors that mitigate or heighten HIV risk among HIV-negative wives in
serodiscordant relationships in Gujarat, India. Grounded theory was used to analyze 46 …