AIDS IN INDIA

It is only recently, however, that political and business leaders globally are beginning to realize the dimensions of the problem and the costs of the AIDS epidemic. A New York Times editorial noted that the AIDS epidemic threatens not only lives, but economic development and political stability throughout the developing world (The global plague of AIDS, 2000).

In an initiative that ranks in the category of "better late than never," the World Bank finally committed to spending substantial sums of money in addressing the problem of AIDS in poor countries. According to the bank's president, the Bank would ensure that no sensible program failed from lack of money. The World Bank guaranteed to either provide the money themselves or help the country raise money to provide the services (The global plague of AIDS, 2000). One wonders about this final proviso, which may simply mea

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ividuals had never used condoms, while 24.4 percent used them irregularly and only 1.8 percent used them regularly. On a scale of 10, the knowledge score for correct use of condoms was 1.44, while 69 percent of all respondents did not know that condoms offered protections against STDs and AIDS. Even among those who used condoms, there were many mistakes in their use, such as incorrect technique for putting them on, reusing condoms, and using oil-based lubricants with condoms. Finally, reasons for non-use included such things as interference with sexual activity, lack of privacy, and fear of losing it inside the woman's body. Among condom users, the most important factor influencing knowledge about correct use was educational level, not regularity of use. In other words, individuals could be using condoms semi-regularly, but using them incorrectly, exposing themselves to situations in which pregnancy or STDs would impact their lives. Yet, there are current three national programs emphasizing condom use through the National Family Planning Programme, National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Programme, and the National Aids Control Programme. Even though India has endorsed and support condom use since 1951, these and ot
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