Abstract. To determine and compare the HIV/STI risk perceptions and behavior among men and women ... more Abstract. To determine and compare the HIV/STI risk perceptions and behavior among men and women with traditionally high-risk and low-risk behavior in Chennai, India. To explore knowledge of HIV and Sexually transmitted infections (STI) and interest in and acceptability of potential microbicides and their characteristics in various subgroups. A cross-sectional survey investigating HIV knowledge, risk behavior and microbicide acceptability was conducted among 2072 participants. Participants were recruited from five target populations traditionally viewed as high- and low-risk: truck drivers, STI clinic patients, sex workers, married monogamous women, and the general population. Most participants were aware of HIV and its transmission routes, though many participants who engaged in risk behavior did not perceive themselves to be at risk for infection. Overall interest in microbicides was high. Most female participants reported willingness to use a microbicide to prevent HIV/STI trans...
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2005
... Yepthomi, Rochelle D'Souza. Article Outline. Collapse Box Author Information. ... Our li... more ... Yepthomi, Rochelle D'Souza. Article Outline. Collapse Box Author Information. ... Our little boy has been all this and more. When the family offered us the youngest son of our departed brother, our joy knew no bounds. We leapt up and traveled afar to bring him home to us. ...
AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education, 2004
India has a population of more than 1 billion people. Although only about 0.7% of its population ... more India has a population of more than 1 billion people. Although only about 0.7% of its population is infected with HIV, it has more cases than any other country in the world, with more than 4.5 million HIV-seropositive patients. The epidemic of HIV/AIDS in India is distributed between the urban and rural populations mainly in the southern and western states of the country (APAC-VHS, Community Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Tamil Nadu-A Report, 1998; Solomon, Kumarasamy, Ganesh, & Amalraj, 1998, International Journal of Medical Research, 85; 335-338). India has several different epidemics in various parts of the country. The epidemic in the western and southern states is primarily heterosexual. The northeastern states of India, being in geographical proximity to the Golden Triangle of Asia, initially experienced HIV in the injection drug user population and their sexual partners, but spread to the heterosexual population has been increasing. At present, the northern st...
Abstract. To determine and compare the HIV/STI risk perceptions and behavior among men and women ... more Abstract. To determine and compare the HIV/STI risk perceptions and behavior among men and women with traditionally high-risk and low-risk behavior in Chennai, India. To explore knowledge of HIV and Sexually transmitted infections (STI) and interest in and acceptability of potential microbicides and their characteristics in various subgroups. A cross-sectional survey investigating HIV knowledge, risk behavior and microbicide acceptability was conducted among 2072 participants. Participants were recruited from five target populations traditionally viewed as high- and low-risk: truck drivers, STI clinic patients, sex workers, married monogamous women, and the general population. Most participants were aware of HIV and its transmission routes, though many participants who engaged in risk behavior did not perceive themselves to be at risk for infection. Overall interest in microbicides was high. Most female participants reported willingness to use a microbicide to prevent HIV/STI trans...
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2005
... Yepthomi, Rochelle D'Souza. Article Outline. Collapse Box Author Information. ... Our li... more ... Yepthomi, Rochelle D'Souza. Article Outline. Collapse Box Author Information. ... Our little boy has been all this and more. When the family offered us the youngest son of our departed brother, our joy knew no bounds. We leapt up and traveled afar to bring him home to us. ...
AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education, 2004
India has a population of more than 1 billion people. Although only about 0.7% of its population ... more India has a population of more than 1 billion people. Although only about 0.7% of its population is infected with HIV, it has more cases than any other country in the world, with more than 4.5 million HIV-seropositive patients. The epidemic of HIV/AIDS in India is distributed between the urban and rural populations mainly in the southern and western states of the country (APAC-VHS, Community Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Tamil Nadu-A Report, 1998; Solomon, Kumarasamy, Ganesh, & Amalraj, 1998, International Journal of Medical Research, 85; 335-338). India has several different epidemics in various parts of the country. The epidemic in the western and southern states is primarily heterosexual. The northeastern states of India, being in geographical proximity to the Golden Triangle of Asia, initially experienced HIV in the injection drug user population and their sexual partners, but spread to the heterosexual population has been increasing. At present, the northern st...
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