| the risk of hiv and hcv infections among injection drug users in northeast india. | injection drug users (idus) and their associated risk behavior are responsible for driving the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) epidemic in northeast india. so a group of idus from two northeastern states (mizoram and nagaland) of india were studied to find the prevalence of hiv, co-infection with hepatitis c virus (hcv), hepatitis b virus (hbv), and associated risk behaviors. out of the 400 idus enrolled, 398 consented for hiv, hcv, and hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) test. of them, 10.8% ... | 2009 | 20024719 |
| injecting and sexual risk behaviours, sexually transmitted infections and hiv prevalence in injecting drug users in three states in india. | to describe and compare sexual and injecting risk behaviours and sexually transmitted infections (sti), hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hiv prevalence in injecting drug users (idu) in six districts in three states of india: manipur, nagaland, and maharashtra. | 2008 | 19098480 |
| epidemic of hiv coupled with hepatitis c virus among injecting drug users of himalayan west bengal, eastern india, bordering nepal, bhutan, and bangladesh. | a study was conducted in june 2004 to find out the epidemiology of hiv infection among injecting drug users (idus) of darjeeling district of west bengal, eastern india. the district headquarter, darjeeling town, also known as "queen of hills," is a beautiful spot situated in himalayan west bengal that attracts a large number of tourists each year from all over the world. another unique feature of the district is that it has international boundaries with three countries, nepal, bhutan, and bangla ... | 2006 | 16467010 |
| a critical analysis of the law on aids in india. | though global focus upon aids has centered largely upon the united states and countries in africa, the growing number of aids cases and hiv-infected persons in india should not be ignored. the number of reported hiv+ cases have increased from zero in september, 1989, to 910 by june, 1990. reports have come from 4 cities, and from the northeastern states of manipur and nagaland. india's policymakers and legislative bodies have not, however, responded in the most constructive manner to the intr ... | 1991 | 12284540 |
| drug injecting in manipur, india. the burma connection. | 25% of india's hiv positive cases come from the northeast states of manipur, mizoram, and nagaland, which have only 3% of the country's total population. the reason is access to burmese heroin just over the border, which is poorly monitored. the meiteis, kukis, and nagas ethnic groups are known for their young people's involvement with drug use in urban as well as rural areas. true rehabilitation programs are in small numbers. there are a few noncoercive 12-step narcotics anonymous type cent ... | 1993 | 12317933 |
| shifts in drug-taking threaten asia. | infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) is spreading rapidly among injection drug users (idus), particularly in countries of the golden triangle where myanmar (burma), thailand, and laos converge and the pure heroin china white is refined. thailand, myanmar, hong kong, malaysia, singapore, the southern provinces of china, and the northeastern states of mizoram, manipur and nagaland in india are affected. infection has reached 50% and more in some groups of idus in these countries ... | 1992 | 12317433 |