Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of HIV patients in the country. According to official statistics, the state had 5 lakh of the 24 lakh HIV positive patients in the country during 2011-12. Andhra Pradesh is followed by Maharashtra (4.19 lakh), Karnataka (2.45 lakh), West Bengal (1.67 lakh), Tamil Nadu (1.54 lakh), Gujarat (1.36 lakh) and Uttar Pradesh (1.09 lakh).
Illiteracy, poor health, unemployment, migration, non-traditional sex practices and trafficking are some of the factors contributing to the spread of HIV in the state, according to experts. "The government has failed to prevent the occurrence and spread of HIV in the state. It has failed to create awareness in society on the risks and symptoms of AIDS,"
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