Document 2261
 DOCN  M94A2261
 TI    Intervention, development in high risk settings--the Tamil Nadu
       experience.
 DT    9412
 AU    Radhakrishnan KM; State AIDS Cell, Madras, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):344 (abstract no. PC0315). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370314
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To develop interventions in high risk settings in Tamil Nadu
       to serve as a National Model for AIDS Prevention. METHODOLOGY: Tamil
       Nadu has the second highest number of HIV positive cases in India after
       Maharastra. Unlike the North of India where sexual settings are visible
       and open with organised red light areas in the South sexual settings are
       completely underground due to stigma and repression. The model used
       techniques of Anthropology to uncover the networks of commercial sex in
       the state with the technical support of WHO. This resulted in
       sensitisation of the communities at highest risk and their involvement
       in developing targeted intervention. RESULTS: Has enabled development of
       strategies for AIDS prevention in settings at highest risk in a
       stigmatised had repressed situation. This has enabled increased
       rubberisation of the commercial circuits. It has also enabled
       involvement of the communities in taking up intervention in their own
       communities. CONCLUSIONS: The program has lessons for intervention
       development in similar settings in other places which will be discussed.
 DE    *Developing Countries  Female  *Health Education  Human  HIV
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  HIV
       Seroprevalence/*TRENDS  India/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  *Prostitution  Risk
       Factors  MEETING ABSTRACT

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