Hawkes S, Santhya K G
Clinical Research Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
Sex Transm Infect. 2002 Apr;78 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):i31-9. doi: 10.1136/sti.78.suppl_1.i31.
There are many features that make India a vulnerable country as far as a sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV epidemic is concerned. These include the lack of a strong evidence base on which to formulate decision making, a pluralistic and often unregulated health sector, and a highly vulnerable population. Nonetheless, India has shown strong commitment to other areas of a comprehensive reproductive health care programme, and may be able to do so in the field of STI/HIV control. Vast numbers of people in India are severely disadvantaged in terms of income, education, power structures, and gender. Addressing these basic issues of human rights lies at the core of achieving better health outcomes.
就性传播感染/艾滋病毒疫情而言,有许多因素使印度成为一个易受影响的国家。这些因素包括缺乏用于制定决策的有力证据基础、多元化且往往不受监管的卫生部门,以及极易受影响的人群。尽管如此,印度已对全面生殖健康护理计划的其他领域表现出坚定承诺,并且在性传播感染/艾滋病毒控制领域或许也能如此。印度大量人口在收入、教育、权力结构和性别方面处于严重不利地位。解决这些基本人权问题是取得更好健康成果的核心所在。