Seroprevalence of HIV infection among the foreign students at Agra during a fifteen year period (1988-2002).

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dc.contributor.authorHussain, Tahzibaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKulshreshtha, K Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSood, Sumitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorArif, Mohden_US
dc.contributor.authorSinha, Shikhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorYadav, V Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSengupta, Uen_US
dc.contributor.authorKatoch, V Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-11-04en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T08:47:20Z
dc.date.available2005-11-04en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T08:47:20Z
dc.date.issued2005-11-04en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study reports a retrospective analysis of data of HIV testing of foreign students from Sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and Europe, studying as well as staying at Agra, over a period of 15 yr (1988 to 2002). Of the 2653 [2092 (78.85%) were from the Sub-Saharan African countries, 377 (14.21%) from the South-East Asian countries, and 184 (6.93%) from the European countries], foreign students tested for HIV, only 26 were found to be positive for HIV-1/2 antibodies by the ELISA, rapid and Western Blot assays. Out of 26 HIV-positive, 17 males and 7 females were from Sub-Saharan Africa and 2 males were from the European countries. The range of HIV-positivity over a period of 15 yr varied greatly. When the five-year (1988-1992, 1993-1997 and 1998-2002) results were compared, the HIV-seropositivity showed a decline from 1.85, 0.50 to 0.36 per cent in the first, second and third 5 yr slots, respectively. While the data were not representative of all foreign students in India, this reflected the population tested in this centre was not a growing focus of HIV infection in this part of the country.en_US
dc.description.affiliationHIV/AIDS Unit, National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases (Indian Council of Medical Research), Tajganj, Agra, India. tahziba_hussain@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationHussain T, Kulshreshtha KK, Sood S, Arif M, Sinha S, Yadav VS, Sengupta U, Katoch VM. Seroprevalence of HIV infection among the foreign students at Agra during a fifteen year period (1988-2002). Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2005 Nov; 122(5): 447-50en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/25640
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/ijmr.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAfrica South of the Sahara --ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAsia, Southeastern --ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEurope --ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHIV Infections --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHIV Seroprevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshStudentsen_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of HIV infection among the foreign students at Agra during a fifteen year period (1988-2002).en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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