The HIV/AIDS real status and risk behaviours of HIV infection among injecting drug users and commercial sex workers in Dongthap-4/2003
- Author:
Tran Quoc Hung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
HIV/AIDS
- MeSH:
HIV,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Sex, Substance-Related Disorders
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2004;0(2):31-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studying total number of 1,404 HIV infected persons, including 716 AIDS manifestation and 245 AIDS deaths in Dong Thap province from 3/2003 - 4/2003 showed that: the new infectious number of HIV in this province has been increasing quickly; Dong Thap ranks tenth in ten provinces having highest HIV/100,000 people rate (89.53%). Although, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Dong Thap is still in concentrated period but the distribution of HIV infection with 3% children and 2.8% pregnant women is a worried problem. Moreover, quantity and risk behaviors of HIV/AIDS infection in commercial sex workers and injecting drug users are also worried problems. Basing on these results, Dong Thap should mobilize all potential resources to implement quickly the measures including unnamed test counseling and activities which prevent mother-baby HIV spread helping reduce damaging effect in high risk people
