The prevalence of HIV in CSWs, drug users, and prisoners in Sindh is low at present. Intervention programs implemented at this stage can make an impact in HIV prevention.

Background: Benzene exposure is one of the main health concerns for high risk occupations like petrol pump workers. But there is little knowledge about the effect of benzene metabolites on blood parameters. Aims & Objective: The objective of this study is to find out the effect of benzene exposure on hematological parameter especially eosinophil count on petrol pumps workers. Materials and Methods: Fifty four (54) petrol pump workers between age group of 20-60 years were included in this study and categorized into 04 groups according to duration of exposure. The data collected are represented as mean ± SD. These changes were statistically significant (<0.05) when we compared eosinophil count in study group and control group, when duration of exposure is less than 10 years. Results: When we compared eosinophil count in subjects exposed to more than 15 years the count was significantly (<0.05) decreases. The count decreases as the duration of exposure increases. Conclusion: Long term exposure to benzene may cause bone marrow suppression leads to decreased eosinophil count.

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Background: The increasing number of the elderly persons and their health problems has greater implications on public health programs in developing countries. Estimates of health problems of elderly are required from time to time to predict trends in disease burden and to further plan health care for them. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the prevalent diseases and places for seeking treatment among the elderly in eastern uttar Pradesh. Materials and Methods: A community based cross sectional study was carried out for the elderly people and the information was collected in pre tested instrument. Using multistage stratified random sampling procedure, a total 417 elderly respondents were participated in the study. Information was sought on the respondent's socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported disease suffering by the elderly. Results: Maximum numbers of diseased case were among females (38.06%) than males (26.45%).Breathing problem was found one of the major problem among each sex of the elderly. It was found that more than half of the elderly suffering from more than one disease. Conclusion: Breathing problem and joint problems were prevalent in both male and female elderly population. Social status and age of the elderly play important role in seeking treatment from the private/government health care facilities