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THERE ARE CLOSE TO 3,500 HIV CARRIERS IN ARMENIA - HEALTH MINISTRY
NEWS.AM
March 06, 2013 | 05:34
YEREVAN. - There are approximately 3,500 HIV carriers in Armenia,
notes the Health Ministry's 2013-2016 National Program for Responding
to HIV/AIDS, which the ministry submitted to the Government.
It is also noted that 1,226 HIV cases were recorded in Armenia,
and among the citizens of the country, from 1988 to December 31, 2011.
More than half of these cases were registered in the past four years,
and this is a result of an increasing accessibility to laboratory
diagnoses.
Also, being infected with HIV by way of heterosexual intercourse has
twice increased in Armenia over the course of the past ten years,
and it exceeded the cases of HIV infection through using drugs. In
addition, virtually all women in the country have become infected with
HIV by way of heterosexual intercourse, whereas over half of the men,
by way of intravenous drug use.
NEWS.AM
March 06, 2013 | 05:34
YEREVAN. - There are approximately 3,500 HIV carriers in Armenia,
notes the Health Ministry's 2013-2016 National Program for Responding
to HIV/AIDS, which the ministry submitted to the Government.
It is also noted that 1,226 HIV cases were recorded in Armenia,
and among the citizens of the country, from 1988 to December 31, 2011.
More than half of these cases were registered in the past four years,
and this is a result of an increasing accessibility to laboratory
diagnoses.
Also, being infected with HIV by way of heterosexual intercourse has
twice increased in Armenia over the course of the past ten years,
and it exceeded the cases of HIV infection through using drugs. In
addition, virtually all women in the country have become infected with
HIV by way of heterosexual intercourse, whereas over half of the men,
by way of intravenous drug use.