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KSAPS Denies Reports of 7,000 HIV-Positive Students in Karnataka
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THE BRIEF
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The Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS) officially refuted media reports claiming 7,000 college students in the state tested HIV positive, calling the information false.
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KSAPS clarified that the figure was a misinterpretation of data showing 39,028 people in the 18-35 age group receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) since 2004.
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Between April and June 2026, the state detected 3,202 HIV-positive cases out of 553,453 general clients tested, with 111 cases identified among 281,742 pregnant women tested.