Prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant women in remote rural areas of Maharastra State, India

Abstract

In a study of 304 pregnant women, the prevalence of HIV infection in remote rural areas of western India was 0.7% (confidence interval 0.08-2.3%). It is nearly 2(1/2) times higher than the presumed prevalence for this part of the country.

Anthropometric Analysis in Mentally Retarded Children of South Kerala

“…Since cranial capacity is an indirect approach to evaluate the size of the brain, its decrease in the mentally retarded children support the view that brain size is smaller in them. The significantly lower values in our studies were supported by previous workers [13,14]. The significantly lower values for the cranial capacity in this study corroborates the above reports.…”

HIV Transmission Potential Among Local and Migrant Factory Workers in Kolkata, India

“…Initially, most cases of HIV infection in India remained confined within specific high-risk groups (e.g., commercial sex workers, their clients, and STI patients) in major urban areas and among injecting drug users in the north-eastern states (Sarkar et al 1993 ). Later, evidence from different parts of India suggested that in addition to an increasing prevalence among the high-risk groups, HIV had also started to spread from high-risk groups to the general population, and from urban to rural areas (Arole et al 2005 ; NACO Annual Report 2002–2003, 2003– 2004 ; Pallikadavath et al 2005 ). This urban-to-rural spread has serious implications, considering the vast Indian population (more than 742 million) living in rural areas (Census of India 2001 ), the often inadequate and/or inaccessible health facilities in rural communities, and its potential social and economic impact on the country (Anand et al 1999 ; Pallikadavath et al 2005 ).…”