TY - JOUR T1 - Study of risk factors associated with HIV seropositivity in STD patients at Mumbai, India JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 388 LP - 389 DO - 10.1136/sti.77.5.388 VL - 77 IS - 5 AU - R B Pedhambkar AU - B S Pedhambkar AU - M M Kura Y1 - 2001/10/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/77/5/388.abstract N2 - Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection have major demographic, economic, social, and political impact particularly in Asia and Africa. Heterosexual promiscuity, homosexuality, multiple sex partners, and lack of condom use are some of the high risk behaviours. Despite the extent of the STD problem and its contribution to the rapid spread of the HIV epidemic relatively few studies have been performed on HIV risk factors among men and women in India. In all, 260 patients (210 males and 50 females) attending the STD clinic (J J Hospital) with genital lesions and or … ER -