BMJ  2007;334:609 (24 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.334.7594.609-b

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India's HIV epidemic is complex, but not unbeatable

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India is home to one sixth of the world's population. It is a vast and complex nation with an HIV epidemic to match, writes one commentator. One in eight people with HIV are estimated to live in India, although it's hard to be precise about prevalence because surveillance is patchy and largely confined to specific high risk groups or women attending prenatal clinics. Current estimates put the number of infected people between 3.4 and 9.4 million. The total population is around 1.1 billion.

About 85% of HIV transmission in India is through sexual contact. But little is known about the contribution of homosexual sex to India's epidemic because homosexuality is illegal. Men who have sex with men are often married and do not consider themselves homosexual. They are unlikely to use condoms for sex with their wives, and women have no power to negotiate safe sex. In many parts of . . . [Full text of this article]


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