Acronyms

acronyms

AACTG	Adult Aids Clinical Trials Group
AIDS	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ART	Anti-retroviral Therapy
ARV	Anti-retroviral drugs
AZT	Azidothymidine
BTS	Blood Transfusion Service
CBC	Complete Blood Count
CBCT	Community-Based Clinical Trial
CSW	Commercial Sex Workers
DNA	Di-ribonucleic Acid
ELISA	Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbant Assay
EQAS	External Quality Assessment Scheme
HAART	Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IDU	Injecting drug users
ILO	International Labour Organisation
INP+	Indian Network of People Living with AIDS
MSM	Men having sex with men
NACO	National AIDS Control Organisation
NACP	National AIDS Control Programme
NBTC	National Blood Transfusion Council
NGO	Non-governmental organisations
PEP	Post Exposure Prophylaxis
PLWHA	People Living With HIV/AIDS
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
RTI	Reproductive tract infections
SACS	State AIDS Control Societies
SBTC	State Blood Transfusion Council
STD	Sexually transmitted diseases
STI	Sexually transmitted infections
UNAIDS	Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA	United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund
UNODC	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
VCT	Voluntary Counselling & Testing
VCTC	Voluntary Counselling & Testing Centre
WHO	World Health Organisation
WLHA	Women Living With HIV/AIDS