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Please suggest. What type of test are available to detect HIV virus in rural India? Please tell me the cost, method of test and its time duration. Is this free in Govt. Hospitals? I heard about a card test and a pap smear test. Which is better? What is the cost difference between these two?
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Yes. Go to ICTC at any Govt. Hospital. Its free.
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History noted. HIV test- (1) Card method, normal method. (2) Ellisa method .Card method, report will be available in 2 hrs, Cost is Rs. 250/- Ellisa method, reports will be available in 2 days, Cost is around Rs. 800/- For Confirmation Western Blot test, that is expensive one, around 2000/-
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Government hospital are doing free of cost.
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