Hiv Aids Among The Rural Population - 1803 Words

A study on the awareness about HIV-AIDS among the rural population in India Declaration I wish to certify that this capstone project titled â€Å"A study on the awareness about HIV-AIDS among the rural population in India† submitted as part of Texila American University’s MPH program is my own work, and has not been published anywhere before. Dr. K. Shankar 22/08/2014 Index Introduction --------------- 1 Objectives -------------- 2 Methodology†¦show more content†¦The human transmission of the virus has been documented during the 19th or the early 20th century. Around 75 million people are infected around the world, and around 36 million have died. The most affected region in the world is the sub Saharan Africa, where 1 in every 20 adults are living with HIV infection. (1) In India, HIV infection was first detected in the year 1986. (2) Globally, unprotected heterosexual route is the predominant route of transmission of the virus. Other modes of transmission include unprotected penetrative sex between men, injecting drug use, and unsafe blood transfusions or injections. India, now has a low prevalence of HIV, but has the third largest of people living with HIV/AIDS. Most of the infections occur through heterosexual contact. The rest of the infection occurs among Homo sexual (men having sex with men), IV drug users etc. The epidemic appears to have stabilised in most regions of the globe. But it continues to increase in some parts of Asia due to high rates of infections. In India, there is a steady decline in the number of AIDS related mortality since 2004, when the free Anti retro viral (ART) program was launched in the country.( 3) With the establishment of NACO (National Aids Control Organisation) in India, there has been a significant improvement in the country. There has been an overall reduction in the HIV prevalence in the country. This reduction in the prevalence varies between different states. The