A5088803799- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Sex work and related issues
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Social and Economic Development in India
- HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Human Resource and Talent Management
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2015-2025
National AIDS Control Organisation
2015-2024
Government of India
2015-2024
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2021
Government of Tamil Nadu
2020
Ottawa University
2019
Centre For Development Studies
1999-2001
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2001
Using evidence from a number of sources (including the 1981 and 1991 censuses India, prior research, NGO reports), this article examines whether bias against girl children persists during periods development fertility decline, prenatal sex selection has spread in India as elsewhere Asia, female vs. male child mortality risks have changed. The authors present estimated period ratios at birth (SRBs) calculated by reverse survival methods along with reported among infants aged 0 1, well...
Background Estimating the clinical demand for blood and components arising in a health facility is crucial to ensure timely availability of blood. This study aims estimate disease-specific demand, supply utilization whole India. Methods We conducted national level cross-sectional five randomly selected states from regions country. included 251 public private facilities representing primary, secondary tertiary care facilities. collected annual using structured tool. estimated by extrapolating...
Abstract Introduction HIV self‐testing (HIVST) has been shown to increase the uptake of testing and help achieve UNAIDS 95‐95‐95 targets. This study assessed acceptability, usability (ease use result interpretation) willingness pay for HIVST kits distributed through three distribution models, namely community‐based, PLHIV network‐led private practitioners in India. Methods cross‐sectional was implemented across 14 states India between September 2021 June 2022. All participants could choose...
Abstract Background India has rolled out Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) program for HIV infection in all states. EID consists of testing Infants exposed to periodically over 18 months age which is a multi-step complex cascade. Caregivers represent the primary beneficiary i.e., infants and face multiple challenges access services. As part national outcome assessment study, this study narrates caregivers’ perspectives on barriers facilitators utilize Methods The was conducted 31 integrated...
This report outlines a new technique for the estimation of maternal mortality by relating sex differentials in people reproductive age to schedule fertility. The application this method data from Sample Registration System 1982-86 indicates level 580 deaths per 100,000 live births India as whole, 638 rural areas, and 389 urban areas. Estimates derived major states suggest relatively high eastern northern parts country. They also indicate substantial decline since 1960s. birth rate is...
Abstract Background Early detection of viremia in HIV infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is important to prevent disease progression as well accumulation drug resistance mutations. This makes viral load (VL) monitoring indispensable ART. However VL, being an expensive test, results heavy financial burden health services. Hence, cheaper surrogate markers are desired reduce overall cost management patients. Methods We enrolled aviremic (n = 63, M:F 31:32) and viremic 43, 21:22)...
Transgender women globally are disproportionately burdened by HIV. Co-occurring epidemics of adverse psychosocial exposures accelerate HIV sexual risk, including among transgender women; however, studies using additive models fail to examine synergies conditions that define a syndemic. We examined the impact synergistic interactions 4 on condomless anal sex (CAS) in India. A national probability-based sample 4,607 HIV-negative completed Indian Integrated Biological and Behavioural...
Background & objectives: The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and the ICMR-National Institute of Medical Statistics, nodal agency for conducting HIV estimations in India, have been generating estimates regularly since 2003. objective this study was to describe India's biennial estimation 2017 process, data inputs, tool, methodology epidemiological assumptions used generate trends key indicators 2010-2017 at national State/Union Territory levels. Methods: Demographic Projection...
With increasing importance being given to preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus prevention among men who have sex with (MSM) and transgender persons (TG), we undertook a systematic review meta-analysis of PrEP awareness acceptability these key populations in India, their sociodemographic behavioral determinants. The was registered PROSPERO (CRD42023390508). Studies were included if they provided quantitative data on or MSM TG India. MEDLINE, Scopus, Web Science,...
Abstract A fertility index has been estimated which takes into account the space–time variations of mortality rates children and women different across age groups. The basic data are recorded frequencies at district level for four decennial census dates (1961 to 1991) aged 0–4 years 15–49 years. On that basis, we have 326, 349, 400 454 points on map each census, respectively. To construct surfaces map, kriging technique spatial interpolation was applied. highlight these areas regional...
Hijra or transgender (H/TG) people are significantly affected by HIV in India. prevalence among H/TG is the second highest after who inject drugs. Effective interventions require understanding about various risk behaviors and associated factors for high prevalence.This study analyzes known vulnerabilities of HIV-positive HIV-negative to identify determinants seropositivity this high-risk group.Using secondary data from India's 2014 2015 Integrated Biological Behavioural Surveillance survey,...
Background Despite the Link Worker Scheme to address HIV risk and vulnerabilities in rural areas, reaching out unreached men having sex with (MSM) remains a challenge India. This study explored issues around health care access programmatic gaps among MSM settings of Methods We conducted eight Focused Group Discussions (FGDs), 20 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), In-Depth (IDIs) four sites Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh between November 2018 September 2019. The data local...
The government of India has adopted the elimination vertical transmission HIV as one five high-level goals under phase V National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP). In this paper, we present data from estimations 2021 for select States detailing progress well attributable causes transmissions. NACP spearheads work on mathematical modelling to estimate burden based periodically conducted sentinel surveillance guiding program implementation policymaking. Using results latest round...
The population need for blood is the total volume required to transfuse all individuals who transfusion in a defined over period. clinical demand will arise when people with disease or condition require transfusion, access healthcare services, and subsequently clinicians request blood. Essentially, conversion of must be maximum avoid preventable mortality morbidity. study estimated India.The methodology included comprehensive literature review determine diseases conditions requiring at risk,...
The Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) has emphasized the incidence-prevalence ratio (IPR) and incidence-mortality (IMR) to measure progress in HIV epidemic control. In this paper, we describe status of control India various states terms UNAIDS's recommended metrices.The National Control (NACP) spearheads work mathematical modelling estimate burden based periodically conducted sentinel surveillance for providing guidance program implementation policymaking. Using results latest...
Female sex workers (FSWs) who inject drugs (FSW-IDs) have a higher risk of HIV infection and transmission. Understanding the socio-demographic characteristics other behaviours among FSW-IDs will help in strengthening targeted interventions for prevention management. In present study, prevalence, associated FSWs injected those did not ID (FSW-NIDs) was determined India.The national cross-sectional, community-based, integrated biological behavioural surveillance conducted 2014-2015 at 73...
Objectives The HIV epidemic in India is concentrated key populations such as people who inject drugs (PWID). New infections are high among young PWID (≤30 years of age), hard to engage services. We assessed perspectives guide development youth-specific Setting conducted focus group discussions (FGDs) with and staff at venues offering services three Indian cities representing historical emerging drug use epidemics. Participants were eligible participate if they between 18 35 years, had...
People living with HIV are gradually getting older as a result of better survival increased uptake antiretroviral treatment in India. We aimed to quantify the aging HIV-infected population India by undertaking mathematical model analysis 2017 rounds burden estimations under National AIDS Control Programme. Our projects that mean age people will increase from 38.4 years 2005 45.5 2025 proportion aged 50 or increasing 19% 37% 2025. This epidemic is anticipated lead more non-AIDS morbidities,...
HIV prevalence is higher among Men who have Sex with (MSM), owing to their unsafe sexual behavior. Further, MSM indulge in behaviors such as consumption of alcohol/oral drugs and/or injecting during/before sex that poses the risk behaviors, thereby increasing vulnerability HIV. The study aims analyze factors associated infection multi-risk using any substances those do not use substances.Community-based cross-sectional survey design probability-based sampling between October 2014 and...
Female sex workers (FSWs) have been identified as an important target group for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infections prevention.This study aimed to describe sociodemographic and work characteristics identify the risk factors HIV infection with special focus on variations between home-based (HB) non-HB (NHB) FSWs in three high-prevalent North-Eastern states of India: Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland.Data from National Integrated Bio-Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS)...
In February 2015, India's National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, launched a national strategy towards elimination parent-to-child transmission (E-PTCT) syphilis, with goal to reduce the incidence congenital syphilis 0.3 cases per 1000 live births by 2017. As part development strategy, rapid situation analysis was undertaken ascertain current practices, challenges barriers for E-PTCT in India. The conducted during March 2014 five states selected from...