Bad News Comes From Tanjungpinang, This Year There Are 55 HIV Cases And 8 Have Died

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JAKARTA - The Tanjungpinang City Health Office, Riau Islands (Kepri) noted, there were eight residents there who died from HIV. Meanwhile, there were a total of 55 cases that occurred during the first semester of 2022.

"In the January-June 2022 period, there have been 55 HIV cases in Tanjungpinang," said Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Tanjungpinang Health Office, Handono, Friday, August 5.

Handono said that these 55 HIV cases consisted of 34 male and 21 female patients. The data was obtained from the total number of residents who were tested for HIV during the first semester of 2022, as many as 8,595 people.

He stated that the HIV patients in Tanjungpinang were dominated by 42 people aged 25 to 49 years, 9 people 15 to 24 years old, and 4 people over 50 years old.

Meanwhile, based on risk groups, the most affected by HIV cases were same-sex relationships or men with men as many as 18 cases, followed by female sex workers with 12 cases, sex workers customers with 12 cases, high-risk couples of reproductive age 10 cases, pregnant women with 2 cases, and others. 1 case.

"In Indonesia itself, the factor causing and spreading the HIV virus is unsafe sex," he said.

Handono said that in order to prevent HIV disease, his party routinely conducts education in the community, education, and even the world of prostitution.

In addition, it also provides assistance to people with HIV, for example providing treatment to routine drugs to maintain their immune system.

HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system, which can weaken the body's ability to fight infection and disease.