Men having sex with men in India find it extremely difficult to access health information and services they need to protect themselves and their partners due to their marginalised position in society and because penetrative sex between men is proscribed by the Indian Penal Code, thus driving non-heterosexual sexualities underground
UNGASS INDIA REPORT 2005
India
Issues surrounding stigma, misconceptions about male to male sex and entrenched political positions multiply the challenges to address the needs of MSM in India. India’s population surpassed the one billion mark in 2001 and recent official estimates state that between 2 and 3 million people are living with HIV today. The epidemic itself is concentrated amongst people engaging in high risk behaviours.
India has a long history of community based organizing including groups that work on addressing HIV among MSM. On the APCOM governing board India is represented by the India Network for Sexual Minorities (INFOSEM), a coalition of many community based organisations and a centre for technical support and training to its members. INFOSEM is a collective national effort of sexual minorities working to ensure equality in all spheres of life, free from discrimination.
| Population (Country Total) |
1,147,995,898 (July 2008 est.) |
The World Fact Book 2008 |
| Number of PLHIV | 2.47 million | UNGASS 2008 |
| Number of new infections | Not Reported | UNGASS 2008 |
| Number of MSM | Not available | |
| HIV prevalence among MSM | 6.41% 12.3% (Delhi) 15.6% (Maharashtra State) |
UNGASS 2008 (2006) NIHFW and NACO 2006 NIHFW and NACO 2006 |
| Percentage of new infections among MSM | Not available | |
| Percentage of condom use during last male to male sexual encounter | 88% (Mumbai) 46% (Delhi) |
UNGASS 2008 (non-commercial encounters only) |
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