Suara.com – The DKI Jakarta Health Office reports an increase in case findings HIV/AIDS in 2021, which exceeds previous predictions.
dr. Taufik Alief Fuad, Head of Support and Services, DKI Jakarta Provincial AIDS Commission (KPAP), said that initially data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) predicted the number of people living with HIV/AIDS.PLWHA) in Jakarta reached 65,916 people.
PLWHA is the term for people with HIV/AIDS infection, both controlled and uncontrolled taking antiretroviral drugs (ART).
But in fact, all 192 health facilities serving HIV/AIDS were able to detect 72,532 cases, exceeding the initial estimate.
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“From 70-thousands, it is known that those who are still alive from September to 2021 are 64,499,” said dr. Taufik in the discussion, Tuesday (16/11/2021).
Of the total living PLWHA, 61,171 people are already taking ART. But unfortunately, only 42 percent or 27,820 of the total target people living with HIV are taking ART regularly.
In fact, the number of people living with HIV whose HIV virus has been suppressed (suppressed) or no longer transmits the virus thanks to routine ART consumption, is only 21,569 people. The rest have not been suppressed and can still transmit the HIV virus.
But there’s no need to panic, citing Hello Sehat, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV transmission can only occur through certain body fluids.
These body fluids are blood, semen, pre-ejaculate fluid, anal fluid, vaginal fluid, and breast milk.
However, for the virus that causes HIV to be transferred from an infected person, the fluid must enter the body of a healthy person through:
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