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. 2012 Aug 5;4(5):100–112. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v4n5p100

Table 4.

Percentage distribution of new HIV infections by routes of transmission among different subgroups at three time-points, Mumbai, 2000-2017

Subgroups and source of new HIV infections Year

2000 2010 2017
New infections among IDUs from:
IDUs (%) 51 73 83
Brothel-based FSWs (%) 44 16 8
Non-brothel based FSWs (%) 5 11 8

New infections among brothel-based FSWs from:
IDUs (%) 1 6 12
Heterosexual clients (%) 93 63 47
Bisexual clients (%) 6 31 41

New infections among non-brothel-based FSWs from:
IDUs (%) 1 8 14
Heterosexual clients (%) 94 42 29
Bisexual clients (%) 5 47 57

New infections among heterosexual clients of FSWs from:
Brothel-based FSWs (%) 87 69 60
Non-brothel based FSWs (%) 12 25 27

New infections among MSM from:
MSM (%) 39 63 75
Brothel-based FSWs (%) 54 20 14
Non-brothel-based FSWs (%) 6 17 11

New infections among general women from:
Heterosexual regular male sexual partners (%) 79 75 67
Bisexual regular male sexual partners (%) 11 14 19
Casual male sexual partners (%) 8 10 11

New infections among general men from:
Regular female sexual partners (%) 96 98 97
Casual female sexual partners (%) 4 2 3

FSWs: Female sex workers; IDUs: Injecting drug users; MSM: Men who have sex with men/ transgendered people