Is HIV prevalence declining in southern India?
We observed a significant decline in HIV prevalence among people aged 15 to 24 years, where HIV prevalence more closely reflects incidence. The increase in HIV prevalence among older males may have been because of the aging of a cohort of men among whom HIV prevalence was highest in the 2003 survey. It may also have in part reflected increased survival, as a result of the scaling up of antiretroviral treatment programs throughout the district and state.
The evidence we present supports the hypothesis that vascular compression syndromes arise from vascular contact along the CNS segment of the cranial nerves.