STI/HIV In India And Its Factors: Emerging Public Health Issue

Vol.2  No.2

Year: 2012

Issue: May-Jul

Title: STI/HIV In India And Its Factors: Emerging Public Health Issue 

Author Name: Noureen N Karamali 

Synopsis: 

Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is an emerging issue in both developed and developing countries. The rate of spread of HIV has been dramatically increased recently in many developing countries including India. This spread is determined by various biological, behavioural and socio cultural factors. In addition, many factors like poverty, illiteracy and poor health is deteriorating the problem of HIV in this country, where there is a vast need for its prevention and control. This review will examine the extent to which comprehensive generalized epidemic of STIs/ HIV exist in the population of India and provide a brief impression of how economic, gender and religious variables can affect both in terms of incentives and obstacles for the prevention, control and management of STI/HIV status in India