South Lampung Health Office Records 70 New Cases Of HIV/AIDS

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LAMPUNG - The Health Office (Dinkes) of South Lampung Regency noted that during January to May 2023, there were 70 new cases of HIV/AIDS. "For the number of HIV/AIDS cases in South Lampung from January to May, there were 70 cases," said Head of Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases at the South Lampung District Health Office Basuki Didik Setiawan in Kalianda, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, July 4. HIV/AIDS cases have decreased. In 2021 there were 108 cases and 2022 there were 110 cases. For this reason, he said, his party had made efforts to stop the transmission of the syphilic and HIV/AIDS disease. "We have screened HIV and syphilic, carried out simultaneously in the key population, as well as for pregnant women to find cases of sifilis and treated, so as not to infect others," he said. In addition, his party also provides education to risky groups who are vulnerable to the disease. "The education material about what HIV/AIDS is, the danger, the prevention method. We also distribute sex safety (condom) as one of the steps to prevent HIV/AIDS disease," he said. He appealed to the entire community, especially teenagers, to avoid promiscuity such as free sex.

"For those who are not married, they do not have sex and those who are married only have sex with their partners," he said.