There are many features that make India a vulnerable country as far as a sexually
transmitted infection (STI)/HIV epidemic is concerned. These include the lack of a strong …

Prostitution describes sexual intercourse in exchange for remuneration. The legal status of
prostitution varies in different countries, from punishable by death to complete legality. The …

Although there are very high levels of HIV risk sexual behavior in India, there has been little
research on the determinants of this behavior, the psychosocial correlates of condom use, or …

Emerging epidemics of HIV in Russia, India and China will largely determine the future
course of the HIV pandemic. Injecting drug use has been a major source of new infections in …

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and determinants of HIV infection in the general
population in Bagalkot district, a largely rural district in the southern Indian state of …

India has the world's highest number of HIV/AIDS infections for any country outside Africa.
Eighty‐five per cent of HIV transmission in India occurs through heterosexual contact. One …

Differences in relationship power dynamics or migration factors may affect knowledge,
attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in …

This study investigated the relationships of health beliefs and HIV/AIDS knowledge with
frequency of condom use among women of childbearing age in four major Indian cities …

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 …

Background: Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
present a huge burden of disease and adversely impact reproductive health of people. They …