title: HIV infection among the high risk groups of Upper Assam.
abstract: Serum samples of 9350 individuals belonging to different high risk groups were tested for HIV Infection by ELISA and western blot technique. 9 samples were found to be positive. Two of them belonged to indigenous people of Assam and the infection was transfusion/transplant associated and acquired outside the state during the course of medical treatment. Two were IDUs from Nagaland requiring treatment in a local hospital at Dibrugarh, Assam. Five were from floating population temporarily residing in Assam with history of heterosexual promiscuity. Overall seropositivity rate was 0.97/1000. It is felt that HIV infection in Upper Assam has not penetrated deeply and is at a manageable level and the spread of infection can be prevented through IEC programmes.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre, N.E. Region (ICMR), Dibrugarh.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazarika
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chelleng
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satyanarayana
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahanta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution