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Economic Cost of HIV and AIDS in India. Das S, Mukhopadhyay, A and Ray T (2009)

Economic Cost of HIV and AIDS in India. Das S, Mukhopadhyay, A and Ray T (2009)According to the latest available estimates, there are currently about 2.5 million people living with HIV or AIDS in India, corresponding to a HIV prevalence rate of 0.36 percent for the population ages 15–49 (IIPS 2007). While HIV prevalence thus remains relatively low, there are sev- eral factors that are unique to India’s HIV epidemic, and need to be taken into account when assessing the impact of HIV and AIDS.

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