HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2014-15: A Technical Brief

The 14th round of HIV Sentinel Surveillance (HSS) was implemented among Antenatal Clients (ANC) in 35 States and Union Territories (UTs) of India in 572 districts during January-March 2015 except for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where HSS was implemented during March-May 2015.

This report presents the findings of the 14th National HSS among ANC clinic attendees and shows prevalence levels and trends of the HIV epidemic from 2003 to 2014-15. Though the 14th round of HSS was carried out among ANC only, this report also includes data on HIV prevalence among High Risk Groups (HRG) and Bridge Populations from earlier rounds of HSS.