To what extent is the HIV epidemic in southern India driven by commercial sex?: A modelling analysis

Peter Vickerman; Anna M Foss; Michael Pickles; Kathleen Deering; Supriya Verma; [No Value] Eric Demers; Catherine M Lowndes; Stephen Moses; Michel Alary; Marie-Claude Boily

doi:10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833e8663

To what extent is the HIV epidemic in southern India driven by commercial sex? A modelling analysis

Peter Vickerman, Anna M Foss, Michael Pickles, Kathleen Deering, Supriya Verma, [No Value] Eric Demers, Catherine M Lowndes, Stephen Moses, Michel Alary, Marie-Claude Boily

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Abstract

In south India, general population HIV prevalence estimates range from 0.5 to 3%. To focus HIV prevention efforts, it is important to understand whether HIV transmission is driven by commercial sex.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2563-72
Number of pages	10
Journal	AIDS
Volume	24
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833e8663
Publication status	Published - 23 Oct 2010

Keywords

Adult
Condoms
Disease Outbreaks
Female
HIV Infections
Health Promotion
Herpes Genitalis
Herpesvirus 2, Human
Humans
India
Male
Models, Statistical
Prostitution
Risk Factors
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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To what extent is the HIV epidemic in southern India driven by commercial sex? A modelling analysis. / Vickerman, Peter; Foss, Anna M; Pickles, Michael; Deering, Kathleen; Verma, Supriya; Eric Demers, [No Value]; Lowndes, Catherine M; Moses, Stephen; Alary, Michel; Boily, Marie-Claude.

In: AIDS, Vol. 24, No. 16, 23.10.2010, p. 2563-72.

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