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View all search resultsBali sees 7,291 people with HIV/AIDS
A local health commission has revealed that Bali is now home to 7,291 people infected with HIV/AIDS
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local health commission has revealed that Bali is now home to 7,291 people infected with HIV/AIDS. The commission also states that around 76 percent of those infected are in the productive age group of between 20 and 39 years old.
'The number of HIV/AIDS patients is an iceberg phenomenon; therefore, the real number could be much higher than the official figure,' Dr. Mangku Karnaya, the coordinator of the Bali Commission for Reducing HIV/AIDS, said on Monday as quoted by Antara news agency.
He said 76.55 percent of HIV/AIDS infections on the island had been caused through sexual intercourse, followed by intravenous drug use, amounting to 11.08 percent.
'We sincerely hope society will become much more aware in order to address this issue. Providing blood tests at local health centers and hospitals would be a good start,' he said. (asw/dic)
