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Changing Trends of Socio-Economic and Demographic Profile of HIV Positive Patients Over a Decade
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Deepak Jain, V. K. katyal, Kajaree Giri, Shaveta Dahiya, Jayprakash Kumar, Promil Jain. Changing Trends of Socio-Economic and Demographic Profile of HIV Positive Patients Over a Decade. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2021;34(3):164–172.
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Introduction: Ever since Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been diagnosed, it became a twinge to the healthcare system globally. An estimated 0.8% of adults aged 15-49 years worldwide are living with HIV. In India, the incidence and prevalence of HIV has decreased significantly in the last few years. In the past, the majority of the people affected belonged to the lower socio-economic status, however, in the recent days, a change in trend in the socio economic and demographic profile has been observed in the HIV affected population.
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HIV, AIDS, mother to child transmission, opportunistic infections 165 J Int Med Sci Acad 2021, (July-September), Vol 34