Most AIDS cases in Indonesia

Most AIDS cases in Indonesia according in Department of Health (MOH) of Indonesia recorded AIDS cases in the province of West Sumatra (West Sumatra) in June 2009 as many as 273, making this area ranked 11th of 33 provinces in Indonesia. "Transmission of AIDS cases in West Sumatra was detected by the most free sex and age productively infected predominantly between the ages of 20-29 years," said Head of Human Resources West Sumatra health office, Machdalena, told reporters in Padang, Tuesday (1 / 12).

He explains, transmission of AIDS through sexual contact-free (hetrosex) reaches 87 percent, as much as 10 percent perintal, and blood transfusions were recorded 15 per cent. Meanwhile, cases of HIV transmission through drug as much as 15 percent, free sex as much as 24 percent, and not known as much as 31 percent. Instead, the campaign of anti-sexual lifestyles that deviate should be pressing digencarkan numbers.

Based on data from West Sumatra health office, the housewife with a lot of HIV-infected current number as many as 12 percent, while infected with AIDS has reached 146 percent. He said the transmission through needles are still high but falling trend is already visible, because the campaign and the anti-drug socialization increasingly vociferous.

More explained, see the reality of the epidemic in West Sumatra, the first time in 1992 in the case of one person with HIV through sero survey. If you look at the reality developments HIV / AIDS cases 19 districts and cities in West Sumatra since 1992 until July 2009, has recorded 547 people, as many as 62 people died. Number one, he says, comprises 173 people with HIV and as many as 374 cases of AIDS with the discovery of the most in the city of Padang, followed by the City and third Bukiktinggi Agam.

He reveals, since 2005 until July 2009 in the city of Padang was recorded 39 HIV-infected people and AIDS amounted to 163 people, 28 of whom died. Meanwhile, for the city of Bukittinggi number of HIV cases as many as seven people and 86 people with AIDS. Agam District third with one case of HIV infection and as many as 16 people with AIDS.

Machdalena mentioned, the discovery of positive cases of HIV / AIDS blood tests of high-risk groups and by `screening` blood on the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI). Thus prevention efforts continue to be optimized by involving various parties, compared with the previous year was better, because in 2008 ranked 13th of 33 provinces.

Prevention activities are carried out, he said, among them "sero survey" on the high risk groups such as, in the Penitentiary (LP), Therapeutic Rehabilitation and Andam Dewi extension of cooperation with the company. Related, early preventive measures are needed, to prevent and break the transmission chain. "Awareness for health care for high-risk groups would be very helpful in efforts to break the chain of transmission of HIV / AIDS," he warned.

West Sumatra health office data, showed up to visit patients in July 2009 that came went to the VCT clinic at the Government General Hospital (RSUP) M Djamil Padang, as many as 523 people. After the test results are detected as many as 324 people tested positive and 199 negative recorded. While in hospital Bukittinggi Achmad Muchtar of 109 patient visits, as many as 90 of them positive and the remaining 49 patients the results are negative.

VCT detector current form in West Sumatra, there RSUP M Djamil Padang, RS Ahmad Muchtar, Yos Sudarso Hospital in Padang, Siti Rahmah Hospital and hospitals in Padang Pariaman, NGOs and NGO PKBI Lantera Padang Minangkabau