HIV is a threat for India since its detection in the year 1986 in Chennai. The current status shows that an estimated 2.1 million population in India is living with HIV infection by the year 2015. The estimated adult HIV prevalence in India is 0.26% (0.22%-0.32%). The adult HIV prevalence is estimated at 0.30% among males and at 0.22% among Females. Some important facts states that Children (< 15 years) account for 6.54% of infections. While 83% are in the age group of 15-49 years and two fifth (40.5%) of total HIV infections are among females. The current trend shows that 86 thousand new HIV infections occurred in 2015 showing 67% decline from the year 2000 while the global decline remains at 34%.
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