Document 0914
 DOCN  M94A0914
 TI    Transmission and prevalence of HIV in Bombay-India.
 DT    9412
 AU    Salunke SR; Directorate of Health Services, Govt., Bombay, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):251 (abstract no. PC0368). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371661
 AB    The first case of AIDS in India was detected in Bombay during 1986. By
       December 1993 Bombay (Maharashtra) has reported the highest No. of AIDS
       cases (231) and 13,797 high risk group Elisa reactives. To have an
       yearwise estimation on transmission & prevalence of HIV in Bombay and
       other parts of Maharashtra and to suggest measures for prevention and
       control the present study was undertaken. Baseline Survey of prostitutes
       in Bombay revealed 60000 brothel-based Commercial Sex Workers having HIV
       positivity to be 20% (1990), 35% (1991), 40% (1992) and 45% (1993) with
       an average sex contacts a day to be 4. HIV positivity rate has shown a
       constant rise of 5% per year. By the year 2000 A.D. 80% of Commercial
       Sex Workers would be HIV positive, No. of sex contacts with infected
       prostitute would be 5,76,00,000 from the present level of 3,24,00,000
       and 5,76,000 would be HIV positive in Bombay alone. HIV prevalence among
       blood donors has doubled in a period of 1 year. Blood safety policy has
       prevented 13991 HIV infections. The study recommends immediate control &
       preventive measures on war footings in Bombay.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION  HIV Seroprevalence
       India/EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Prostitution  MEETING ABSTRACT

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