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HIV/AIDS Statistics for India

Total population in thousands (2007): 1,169,016*
Number of people living with HIV (2007): 2,400,000*
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate (2007): 0.3*
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 2,300,000*
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007: 880,000*
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV (2007): ---*
Population aged ≥ to 15 years who received an HIV test (2007): 5,400,000†
Number of tests per 1000 population aged ≥ to 15 (2007): 7†
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV (2007): 64,000†


Ongoing biomedical HIV prevention research trials in India
Vaccines Partner Treatment

Vaccines


Trial: Evaluation of the Safety and Immunogenicity of TBC-M4 vs ADVAX [P001]
Phase: I
Product Being Tested: A prime boost strategy with DNA vaccine ADVAX prime (containing env, gag, pol, nef and tat) and boost TBC-M4 (attenuated MVA vector with env, gag, tat-rev and nef-RT) HIV subtype C genes
Sponsor, funder, developer, collaborator: International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Indian Council of Medical Research, Tuberculosis Research Centre, Chennai; National AIDS Research Institute, Pune
Total participants: 32
Countries: India
Trial sites in India: Chennai, Pune
Results expected: 2011
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Partner Treatment


Trial: Evaluation of the effectiveness of two antiretroviral treatment strategies to prevent HIV transmission in HIV-serodiscordant couples [HPTN 052]
Phase: III
Product Being Tested: Highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV prevention
Sponsor, funder, developer, collaborator: HIV Prevention Trials Network; YRG CARE Medical Center; NARI Clinic at Gadikhana Dr. Kotnis Municipal Dispensary; NARI Clinic at Jehangir HCJMRI, Jehangir Hospital and Medical Center; NARI Clinic at NIV, NARI Pune; National AIDS Research Institute, Sassoon General Hospital; National AIDS Research Institute, Talera Municipal Hospital
Total participants: 1,750 couples
Countries: Botswana, Brazil, India, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Thailand, Zimbabwe
Trial sites in India: Chennai, Pune
Results expected: n/a
For more information: http://www.hptn.org/research_studies/hptn052.asp
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* WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS: Core data on epidemiological and response India 2008 Update. 2008. http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/EFS2008/full/EFS2008_IN.pdf
†WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector: Progress Report. 2008.
For more information: http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/towards_universal_access_report_2008.pdf