50,502 People In Papua Infected With HIV/AIDS, KPA Intensively Disseminates Socialization To Students

Illustration of HIV/AIDS (ANTARA)

JAYAPURA - The Papua Province AIDS Management Commission (KPA) is intensively conducting education and socialization related to the dangers of HIV AIDS among students, in order to prevent infection and transmission so that knowledge is needed, especially among teenage boys and girls.

Daily Executive Deputy Chairperson of the Papua Province KPA, Meki Wertipo, said that socialization and education are very important, where based on the HIV AIDS prevalence rate as of December 2022, 502 were recorded with the distribution of 23.590 men and 26.822.

"For the age group who are vulnerable to exposure, namely 25-49 years, the highest is 29,107 people, then they are followed by ages 20-24 years at 11,995 people," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, March 15.

According to Meki, so it is very important to educate and socialize like this among students.

"So that it can increase public knowledge, awareness, and independence, especially students, both men and women, in preventing infection and transmission of HIV AIDS," he said.

He explained that during this activity he received a positive response from Jayawijaya students in Jayapura City, where there was an interactive interaction between HIV AIDS extension workers and participants.

"By actively mobilizing students, it is hoped that it can be an effort to prevent infection and transmission of HIV AIDS for themselves and their environment," he said again.

He added that in addition, it is also hoped that there will be an increase in the mobilization of resources in ending AIDS which is a public health threat in Papua.