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. 2012 Mar 1;7(3):e32324. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032324

Table 2. Results of epidemic appraisals for six districts of India using the numerical proxy classification, Modes of Transmission (MOT) analysis and transmission dynamics epidemic classification approach.

District Shimoga Belgaum Bagalkot Ganjam Sikar Varanasi
Numerical proxy classification Generalized Generalized Generalized Generalized Low level Low level
HIV prevalence in general population (year, source) 1.0(2008, PPTC) 1.43(2007, GPS) 2.6(2009,GPS) 3.25(2008,ANC) 0.98(2004,GPS) 0.25(2008,PPTC)
HIV prevalence within a core-group (year) FSW (9.0;2008)HR-MSM (9.9; 2008) FSW (27.3; 2008)HR-MSM (10.6; 2008) FSW (5.3; 2008)HR-MSM (13.0; 2008) N/A N/A FSW (0.8;2006)
MOT analysis: year 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010
Distribution of incident infections (% of total), by subgroup
Low-risk heterosexual 73.0 12.5 35.8 87.1 89.6 81.1
Medical injection 0.52 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
Blood transfusion 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
IDU 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.44 5.9
Partners of IDU 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.01 0.2
FSW 0.76 1.6 7.8 0.03 0.09 0.34
Clients 2.5 17.6 4.5 0.02 0.06 0.12
Partners of clients 18.2 37.3 47.1 0.27 1.1 2.5
HR-MSM 2.8 3.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.8
Female partners of HR-MSM 0.35 0.62 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.11
Multiple partners(MP) 0.73 5.9 0.36 6.5 3.4 3.2
Partners of MP 1.2 14.6 0.25 4.8 4.0 3.6
Transmission Dynamic Epidemic Classification
Decision Algorithm Concentrated - local Concentrated (local & non-local) or mixed Concentrated (local & non-local) or mixed Concentrated (local & non-local) Concentrated (local & non-local) or mixed Concentrated (local & non-local)
PAF (male clients) N/A 76.1% 90.1% N/A N/A N/A

ANC (Antenatal clinic [sentinel surveillance]); PPTC(prevention of parent to child transmission clinic); GPS (general population survey); FSW (female sex worker); HR-MSM (high-risk men who have sex with men); IDU (injecting drug user); PAF (population attributable fraction); N/A (data not available).