How safe are condoms in preventing HIV?
Ans. Consistent and correct use of Latex condoms are fully effective in preventing the spread of HIV through the sexual route. Miscellaneous Q. Is it true that there is an increase of HIV infection among women in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Himachal Pradesh. Ans. The increased number of women cited with HIV could be on account of a number of factors. The increased off take of ante-natal care services leads to higher detection rates of HIV status. But there is a rise in the numbers of women infected by migrant husbands. Q. There are concerns for young industrial workers infected with HIV and industries should take care of them. Ans. Business initiatives are coming forward for work place interventions. Tatas, Mahindras, Larsen & Toubro, the Railways, SAIL & ESIC have already commenced several sustainable initiatives to reach out to their work force, and to the populations in their immediate vicinity. CII is co-ordinating acceleration of the business response to HIV. ILO had formulated
