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Conclusions:
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• 30% lower fertility among HIV infected women v/s non infected women.
• Nosignificantbiologicaldifferenceinpreg.rates between HIV infected and non- infected women in India.
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Ref. Shrinivas Darak et.al. International Journal of Population Research, Vol. 43 no. 1,pp19-29,2011
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Lower fertility is primarily due to the behavioral effect due to HIV and reproductive decision making.
The HIV Virus
• There are two main types of “HIV” – HIV-1 and HIV-2. If untreated, both end with AIDs
• WithinthemaintypesofHIV,therearemany genetically distinct sub-types.
• Varioussub-typescombinegeneticmaterialtoform a “hybrid virus”, known as a ‘circulating recombinant form’ (CRFs). Around 89 of these are known to exist.
Ref. Avert, HIV STRAINS and TYPES, Global information and education on HIV
and AIDS, https://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-science/ types-strains
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