NDLI: Recent trends in HIV prevalence in a remote setting of southern India: insights into arranging HIV control policies.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Sekar, Ramalingam Amudhan, Murugesan Sivashankar, Moorthy Mythreyee, Manoharan
Spatial Coverage	India
Description	Country affiliation: India Author Affiliation: Sekar R ( Faculty of Medicine, Government Theni Medical College, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Theni, India. sekaralingam@gmail.com.)
Abstract	INTRODUCTION: Constant vigilance of the dynamics of HIV prevalence is important in estimating, regulating, and implementing prevention programs. The objective of this study was to investigate the trend in the prevalence of HIV infection over six years among specific demographic groups in the remote district of southern India. METHODOLOGY: All high-risk attendees of the Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre, Government Theni Medical College between April 2005 and December 2010 were included in this study. Characteristics including age, sex, place of residence, literacy, and HIV sero-status were collected as per the guidelines of the National AIDS Control Organization. RESULTS: A total of 50,043 data sets were analyzed; 3,282 (6.6%) tested positive for HIV infection. The prevalence of HIV infection among the ≤ 25 age group was significantly lower as compared to the elderly (4.4% vs. 6.9%; odds ratio 0.62; 95% confidence interval 0.55-0.71; p < 0.01). There was a decline in HIV prevalence among both age groups (P(trend) < 0.01 for ≤ 25 year-old; -82.3% and P(trend) < 0.01 for > 25-year old, -14.2%), males (P(trend) < 0.01; -50.9%), the urban population (P(trend) < 0.01; -45.9%), and illiterates (P(trend) < 0.01; -68%). The trend of HIV prevalence among females (P(trend) = 0.48; +9.1%), the rural population (P(trend) = 0.95; -7.1%), and literate population (P(trend) = 0.44; +28%) was statistically insignificant. CONCLUSION: HIV prevalence is stable in the female population, while it is decreasing in male population, indicating that current interventions must be strengthened to reduce HIV prevalence among females.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	20366590
Issue Number	11
Volume Number	7
e-ISSN	19722680
Journal	The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Language	English
Publisher Date	2013-11-15
Publisher Place	Italy
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Communicable Diseases Hiv Infections Epidemiology Adolescent Adult Age Factors Communicable Disease Control Methods Female Humans Incidence India Male Prevalence Retrospective Studies Rural Population Sex Factors Young Adult Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Virology Parasitology Microbiology

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