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AIDS
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Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome.
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ART
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Antiretroviral Treatment/Therapy
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ARV
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Anti Retro Viral
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BCM
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Body Mass Cell
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BMI
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Body Mass Index
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CBO
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Community Based Organisation
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CLHA
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Children Living with HIV and AIDS.
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CSW
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Commercial Sex Worker
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DOTS
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Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course.
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DROP IN CENTRE
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A safe and secure space for High Risk groups and communities. Drop In Centres usually provide medical, educational, vocational, counselling and recreation services.
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FSW
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Female Sex worker.
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GIPA
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Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS.
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HAART
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Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
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High Risk Behaviour (HRB)
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Life styles that make one vulnerable to sexually transmitted, HIV and other chronic and life altering and life threatening infections.
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HIGH RISK GROUPS
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Groups indulging in HRB like Drug and alcohol abuse, Injecting Drug Use, Men who have sex with Men, sex workers.
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HIV
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
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HRB
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High Risk Behaviour.
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ICMR
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Indian Council of Medical Research.
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ICTC
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Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre.
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IDUs
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Injecting Drug Users
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IEC
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Information, Education and Communication.
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LBM
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Lean Body Mass.
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MSMs
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Men who have Sex with Men.
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MTCT
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Mother To Child Transmission
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NACO
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National AIDS Control Organisation
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NACP
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National AIDS Control Programme.
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NGO
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Non Government Organisation.
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OI
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Opportunistic Infection
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OVC
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Orphans and Vulnerable Children.
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PLHIV
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People Living with HIV
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PLHWA
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People Living with HIV and AIDS
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PPTCTC
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Prevention of Parent To Child Transmission Centre
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RB
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Risk Behaviour
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Risk Behaviour
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Behaviour that puts one’s life at risk. Makes one vulnerable to sickness, ill health and disease.
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RNTCP
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Revised National TB Control Programme.
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SACS
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State AIDS Control Societies.
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SCC
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Short Course Chemo Therapy.
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SHG
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Self Help Groups
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STI
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Sexually Transmitted Infections.
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TRC
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TB Research Centre.
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USERS
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Drug Users (Oral/Injecting)
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VCT (C) (old term)
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Voluntary Counselling and Testing (Centre)
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WFP
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World Food Programme.
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WHO
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World Health Organisation
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Window Period
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From time of infection till time of detection of HIV antibodies in the blood sample….usually three months. Very Crucial period because though infected and the Antibodies NOT showing in the blood sample the person believes he/she is not infected. But during the Window Period the infected person can pass on HIV through unprotected sex, donating blood and donating organs. The counselor MUST make the person understand the WINDOW PERIOD
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WLHA
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Women Living with HIV/AIDS
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