Document 2505
 DOCN  M94A2505
 TI    Incidence of AIDS infection in India.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kuthiala SK; Siddhartha Publications, New Delhi, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):289 (abstract no. PC0077). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370070
 AB    OBJECTIVE: India reported its first AID case in 1986 and since then 310
       cases have been officially reported. A much larger proportion of cases
       are neither detected nor reported. Based upon actual cases reported,
       India would have 5 million HIV infected cases and AID patients would
       equal 1 million. However, the real number are going to be 2-3 times
       larger than this. India would have one of the highest incidence of AID.
       METHODS: Out of 16,59,412 samples screened by government from Oct
       85-March 93, 11,849 cases were positive giving a rate of 7.14/1000.
       There has been rapid increase in incidence of HIV/AID through
       heterosexual promiscuity, and intravenous drug use. Homosexuality does
       not play that significant role in infection as in the Western countries.
       The subjects were tested with Western Blot seropositive seen in the
       government hospitals of 20 States/Union territories. RESULTS: India is
       reaching a crisis situation in term of HIV infection. It has been
       estimated that to effectively deal with education, control, and
       treatment of HIV and AID, India would need 20 billion US$ by the year
       2,000. In 1993 India has developed a National Aids Control Program in
       the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It is urgently important that
       India develop a unified national strategy to deal with HIV infection and
       AID patient population with international help. DISCUSSION: As all over
       the third world world, the number of reported cases represent a fraction
       of AID morbidity. In countries like India HIV/AID cases are hard to
       detect because there is little surveillance. An estimate based upon
       known incidence and non-reporting puts India having the 2nd highest at
       risk population. Population in general do not have enough information on
       AID/HIV. Government educational programs are meagre at best. A
       multi-lateral, multi-agency approach is required immediately to deal
       with this tragedy.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Human
       Incidence  India/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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