Publications

prevalence of hcv & hbv infection amongst hiv seropositive intravenous drug users & their non-injecting wives in manipur, india.	hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) infections were evaluated among 77 manipuri couples of whom all husbands were both intravenous drug users (idus) and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) positive. this study showed for the first time a high prevalence of hcv (92%) and hbv (100%) infection amongst the idus in manipur. stringent control measures to prevent the transmission of hepatitis viruses (b and c) are urgently required in manipur.	2000	10824464
drug trafficking routes and hepatitis b in injection drug users, manipur, india.	prevalence of hepatitis b genotype c in injection drug users in the northeastern indian state of manipur, neighboring the "golden triangle," correlates well with overland drug-trafficking routes, the injection drug use epidemic, and the spread of hiv. further spread to other regions of india through mobile populations is possible.	2006	17326951
coinfection by human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus in injecting drug users.	detection of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), anti hepatitis c virus (hcv) antibody and anti human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) antibody was carried out in serum samples from 250 injecting drug users (idus) from a deaddiction centre, shalom, in churachanpur district, manipur during the period of august-october, 2002. one hundred and forty-nine (59.6%) idus were positive for hiv antibody, 226 (90.4%) were positive for anti hcv antibody and 27 (10.8%) were positive for hbsag. there was coinfec ...	2009	19810379
an assessment of an hiv prevention intervention among people who inject drugs in the states of manipur and nagaland, india.	the present study describes an assessment of a large-scale intervention, "avahan", using an evaluation framework that assesses the program coverage, changes in injection patterns, condom use, and sti and hiv prevalence among people who inject drugs (pwid) in two states of india - manipur and nagaland.	2014	24925819