HIV-prevention initiative in India
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چکیده
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA (M Ng PhD, E Gakidou PhD, A Levin-Rector MPH, Prof C J L Murray DPhil, Prof L Dandona MD); Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (M Ng); Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India (A Khera MD); and Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India (Prof L Dandona)
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Interim modelling analysis to validate reported increases in condom use and assess HIV infections averted among female sex workers and clients in southern India following a targeted HIV prevention programme
OBJECTIVES This study assesses whether the observed declines in HIV prevalence since the beginning of the 'Avahan' India HIV/AIDS prevention initiative are consistent with self-reported increases in condom use by female sex workers (FSWs) in two districts of southern India, and provides estimates of the fraction of new infections averted among FSWs and clients due to increases in condom use in ...
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