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There is no cure for HIV |
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NACO estimates that 2.5 million (lakh) people in India are affected by HIV |
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85% of these were infected by a partner of the opposite sex |
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Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Nagaland identified as high-risk states |
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Nine out of 10 HIV positive people in India are between the ages of 15 and 44, the most economically productive age group |
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1 million women in India are HIV positive |
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22% of these are housewives with a single partner (Heffernan G. 2004) |
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300,000 children in the age group 0-14 are HIV positive (NACO: 2004) |
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