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OFFICIAL NUMBER OF HIV-INFECTED IN ARMENIA IS 1,785 BUT THE REAL NUMBER IS HIGHER
YEREVAN, July 15. / ARKA /. According to Armenian health ministry
statistics, the number of HIV-infected people in the country stood
at 1,785 people as of July 1, but according to a variety of other
estimates their real number is higher standing at about 3,700, said
Tuesday Samvel Grigoryan. the director of the National Center for
AIDS Prevention.
He said since 1988 when records began, some 382 people have died of
AIDS or 21% of all infected.
He said the highest rate of HIV infection is registered in northwestern
Shirak and northern Lori regions, and also in the capital city Yerevan
and Armavir province.
"The most vulnerable segment of Armenians are labor migrants who
travel abroad, mainly to Russia," said Grigoryan.
He noted that according to recent studies, labor migration accounts
for about 75% of HIV cases (58% of patients were infected abroad,
and another 17 percent were their sexual partners).
Grigoryan also reported that the number of patients with AIDS is 911
now. He said if necessary, all patients receive free antiretroviral
treatment. -0-
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YEREVAN, July 15. / ARKA /. According to Armenian health ministry
statistics, the number of HIV-infected people in the country stood
at 1,785 people as of July 1, but according to a variety of other
estimates their real number is higher standing at about 3,700, said
Tuesday Samvel Grigoryan. the director of the National Center for
AIDS Prevention.
He said since 1988 when records began, some 382 people have died of
AIDS or 21% of all infected.
He said the highest rate of HIV infection is registered in northwestern
Shirak and northern Lori regions, and also in the capital city Yerevan
and Armavir province.
"The most vulnerable segment of Armenians are labor migrants who
travel abroad, mainly to Russia," said Grigoryan.
He noted that according to recent studies, labor migration accounts
for about 75% of HIV cases (58% of patients were infected abroad,
and another 17 percent were their sexual partners).
Grigoryan also reported that the number of patients with AIDS is 911
now. He said if necessary, all patients receive free antiretroviral
treatment. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/society/official_number_of_hiv_infected_in_armenia_is_1_78 5_but_the_real_number_is_higher/#sthash.vCzDtSOx.dpuf