Epidemiological features of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in southern India.
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1997-05-01
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AIDS was diagnosed in 187 men and 24 women (M:F = 8:1) from April 1987 till December 1994 at the Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore. The doubling time of the occurrence of AIDS cases was 14 months; during 1987-90 there were an average of 5.7 cases per year; in 1991-93 there were 28 per year; in 1994 there were 104 cases. The mean age of patients was 33 yr for men and 31 for women. Among men, the primary mode of infection was heterosexual contact with female commercial sex workers. Among women, the most common source of infection was their husbands. There were 4 bisexuals and one homosexual subject who might have acquired infection by having sex with other men. There were 135 subjects from urban and 76 from rural communities. Most subjects belonged to the lower socio-economic classes. These data show that HIV infection had been very widespread in this region, both urban and rural.
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Srikanth P, John TJ, Jeyakumari H, Babu PG, Mathai D, Jacob M, Cherian AM, Ganesh A, Zachariah A. Epidemiological features of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in southern India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 1997 May; 105(): 191-7