Type-specific seroprevalence of bluetongue in Andhra Pradesh, India, during 2005–2009

Population-based seroprevalence of HSV-2 and syphilis in Andhra Pradesh state of India

BACKGROUND Understanding the prevalence and risk factors for common causes of ulcerative genital disease in the general population would inform current STI syndromic management and HIV testing strategies in high HIV prevalence regions of India. METHODS Persons 15-49 years old from 32 rural and 34 urban clusters were sampled using a stratified random method to represent adults in the high HIV ...

Compression of women's reproductive spans in Andhra Pradesh, India.

CONTEXT The total fertility rate in Andhra Pradesh, India, has recently decreased to near-replacement level; however, the reasons for the fertility decline are unknown. METHODS Data from the second round of the National Family Health Survey were used to examine the reproductive span-the duration between first marriage and menopause or sterilization-among 4,032 ever-married women aged 15-49 li...

An outbreak of poliomyelitis in Andhra Pradesh (South India).

An outbreak of poliomyelitis that occurred in the year 1992 in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, South India was investigated to understand the reasons for persistence of poliomyelitis in the general population and for the outbreak in Andhra Pradesh in particular. The study comprised of a detailed investigation of epidemiological and clinical features, serology and vaccination status and a ca...

Annual risk of tuberculous infection in Andhra Pradesh, India.

BACKGROUND There is paucity of information on epidemiological situation of Tuberculosis (TB) in Andhra Pradesh. The DOTS strategy under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) was introduced in the year 2000 to cover the entire State by 2005. OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of tuberculous infection among children 5-9 years of age and to compute the average Annual Ris...

Pattern of Development in India - A study in Andhra Pradesh