The goal of the study was to examine the linkages between male out-migration and HIV transmission in married men and women and to explore other mechanisms by which HIV is transmitted within marital relationships in districts with high out-migration. he districts included in the study were: (1) Ganjam district where HIV infection among women attending antenatal care (ANC) clinics was more than 3 percent and men migrated predominantly to states/districts with high HIV prevalence (Surat in Gujarat and Mumbai and Thane in Maharashtra); (2) districts in northern Bihar where HIV infection among women was on the rise and men migrated primarily to states with low HIV prevalence (Delhi, Haryana and Punjab); and (3) districts in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) where HIV infection among women was on the rise and men primarily migrated to states with high HIV prevalence (Mumbai and Thane in Maharashtra). [UNDP].
URL : http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/migration_and_hiv_in_india__study_of_select_districts.pdf