IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-1-13998 Original Research Paper A STUDY OF SAFE SEX PRACTICES REGARDING HIV/AIDS IN THE URBAN AND RURAL FIELD PRACTICE AREA OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, MMIMSR, MULLANA, AMBALA (HARYANA) CHOUDHARY Dr. ANU BHARDWAJ Dr. January 2018 7 1 01 02 ABSTRACT

 

Discovered in 1980s, HIV/AIDS is today found all over world and is well showing its fangs in the present century, too. Despite all the advances, people infected with HIV and those dying due to it are still high. Since 1997, the year in which annual new infections peaked to 3.2 million cases globally, the number of new infections has fallen to 2.3 million in 20121. In India, available evidence on HIV prevalence shows signs of stabilization of HIV epidemic at national level. In 2012, there were 20.89 lakhs people living with it, with an estimated prevalence of 0.27 percent2.