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This year, there are 47 cases of HIV/AIDS in Sukoharjo

SUKOHARJO, iNews.id – Number of people with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) from Sukoharjo Regency an increase of 47 cases throughout 2021. Now there are a total of 727 cases of HIV/AIDS and 150 people have died.

Director of RSUD Ir Soekarno Sukoharjo, Yunia Wahdiyati, said that the addition of HIV/AIDS cases in 2021 was dominated by students. They are detected through the results of voluntary counseling and testing (VST) at the hospitals that serve, both in their area of ​​origin and outside the region.

“In general, the PLWHA recorded are dominated by adults. The causes are clichés, such as free sex, the use of unsterile needles, tattoos or deviant sexual behavior,” said Yunia Wahdiyati, Saturday (4/12/2021).

For further treatment, the local government has prepared health service facilities for PLWHA. 12 puskesmas and three hospitals are provided to bring closer access to handling cases of PLWHA.

Editor: Ary Wahyu Wibowo

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