HIV attacks the productive age group

All people with HIV / AIDS in Madiun infected with this virus at the age they are still between 20 to 36 years. As many as 82 percent of them infected through injecting drugs while the rest is contracted through sexual promiscuity.

Secretary of the Commission for HIV / AIDS (NAC) City of Madison who is also Head of Disease Control & Environmental Health Department City of Madison Indradewi Lakshmi said this at the sidelines of the quiz on HIV / AIDS in SMKN 4 Madison, on Monday (1 / 12) .

Based on data KPA Madiun, Madison identified the number of residents infected with HIV / AIDS from 2004 until 2008 as many as 88 people. Some 17 of them had died. Of the total 88 people, 82 of them were newly identified in 2007-2008.

According to Lakshmi, the entire people living with HIV / AIDS virus was between 20-36 years or when childbearing age because they still lack information about the dangers of the disease to their young, especially how the virus can be contagious.

They usually just trial and error, both in terms of injecting drug use or sex free, but five years later they found out if hit by HIV / AIDS, he added.

Because all people living with HIV / AIDS who are infected with the virus identified from a young age, KPA also intensify the socialization into the students school / vocational school in Madison. One of them held a quiz with a whole because surrounding HIV / AIDS. This quiz followed by students from 39 high school / vocational school in Madison.

Final of this event was held at SMK 4 Madiun, coinciding with the anniversary of HIV / AIDS-themed Yang Muda Yang Make Changes that falls today.

In the men category, the winner Arie Prasetyawan from SMAN 3 Madiun, while in girls category, the winner Hamidatun also from SMAN 3 Madiun. Both were then named as an ambassador for HIV / AIDS which will assist in disseminating AIDS prevention HIV / AIDS.

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AIDS Day, Share Interest in Disco

Commemorate the HIV / AIDS, Bambu Nusantara Foundation, NGOs concerned with HIV / AIDS in the City of Madison, handing out flowers and leaflets containing the HIV / AIDS prevention at the disco Fire, Madison, on Monday (1 / 12) night.

Director of Yayasan Bambu Nusantara, Andreanus M. Uran said the distribution of leaflets on places of interest and evening entertainment performed by workers in nightclubs and patrons are vulnerable to HIV / AIDS, either through sex or through injecting drug free.

"Therefore, on the anniversary of HIV / AIDS this year, we distributed leaflets containing about HIV / AIDS in nightclubs," said Andre.

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Number of People with HIV / AIDS Increasing

Since 2000, Indonesia is classified with a concentrated epidemic because HIV prevalence in certain subpopulations has exceeded 5 percent. It describes the circumstances indicate the level of HIV transmission is quite high at-risk subpopulation.

Picture of the widespread epidemic seen from the number of cumulative cases reported an increase in the number of AIDS cases. In 2007 there were 11,140 cases, there were 16,140 cases in 2008, increasing to 19,973 by the end of 2009 and then increased again in 2010 to 22,726 cases.

That is, cases of AIDS in Indonesia continues to increase every year. "An increasing number of cases of HIV / AIDS will continue to occur if there is no seriousness from all parties. Not only from the Government, but also of the role of institutions concerned with AIDS and also the role of society," said Secretary of the National AIDS Commission (NAC) in Seminar Accelerating Achievement of National Goal 6 to Achieve MDG's Free Women and Children HIV / AIDS, Nafsiah, in Jakarta, Tuesday (18/01/2011).

Some implications of increased cases of HIV / AIDS are drug problems, rampant risk relations, economic problems that make the rampant sex, and condom use is still very minimal.

"We (NAC) conducts activities to control AIDS by adopting a number of ways, such as prevention in the community that is service, socialization, and other support efforts," said Nafsiah.

Some prevention efforts in the general population, one of them, such as enhancing peer education and empowerment of adolescents and young generation "Say No to Drugs & Free Sex" and increase re-use a condom campaign.

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HIV in Children The Problem So

The challenge of HIV / AIDS increasingly heavy. Along with the increasing number of women infected with HIV, children were at risk of contracting. Children with HIV and a very heavy burden.

It was revealed among other year-end reflections on the show with the topic "Can We Maintain Every Child Indonesia Avoided from HIV", Thursday (30/12).

Based on data from the Ministry of Health by 30 September 2010, the percentage of cumulative AIDS cases by age group for less than 1 year of age as much as 1 percent, ages 1-4 years at 1.2 percent, and ages 5-14 years of 0.7 percent. While children aged 15-19 years by 2.9 percent. In addition, cumulative AIDS cases of all ages total 22 726 carrying case. The estimate by the UN Agency to issue AIDS (UNAIDS), in 2005 estimated 3,000 infants born with HIV every year in Indonesia.

Implementation of prevention programs of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), which aims to save mothers and babies from HIV infection has not been addressed. PMTCT complete at least include providing antiretrovirals to HIV positive pregnant mothers, the birth of the operation, and provision of food for infants.

A pediatrician from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia / National Center for Public Hospital (RSUPN) Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo, Prof. Dr. Arwin Akib KAI SpA, said today at Cipto Mangunkusumo there are about 400 children with HIV / AIDS. If the cases were traced, about 50 percent of pregnant women who receive PMTCT services.

"Prevention of HIV transmission from mother to infant is very important and can not do half-half," he said.

The more complex

Physician mental health specialist from the Faculty of medicine / Cipto Mangunkusumo, Kristina systematic, say, the problem of HIV in children is very complex so that the necessary physical and mental health services are integrated.

The children need physical care because children with HIV are more susceptible to opportunistic infections due to weak immune system. In addition, the psychological aspects also need attention. These children face the negative stigma of society towards them. On the other hand the children often live without parents or with parents who are also infected with HIV.

"Most children with HIV are living as orphans, strays, or have lost both parents so that was raised by guardians," he said.

Guardians and parents are very prone to experiencing depression. Kristina said, according to a study the Department of Psychiatry Cipto Mangunkusumo, about 40 percent of guardians or parents are HIV-positive children in the hospital having a psychiatric disorder, in this case the depression of having to bear the problems of life in the community that are less supportive.

Separately, the Public Relations AIDS Commission (NAC) of West Java, Tri Irwanda, in Bandung on Sunday (2 / 1), said that, based on data KPA Jabar, 1989 to June 2010, recorded 108 cases of HIV / AIDS among children under five. As for the children aged 5-14 years recorded 47 cases of transmission in the same period.

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Vulnerable Young Women Infected with HIV

Women and girls were more vulnerable to contracting HIV. The study shows, the chances of women and girls infected with HIV 2.5 times higher than boys and young men.

UN Agency to Fight AIDS (UNAIDS) report, 67 percent of new cases of HIV and AIDS in developing countries exist at young ages (15-24 years). Of these, 64 percent are women and girls.

As stated by Deputy Head of Gender Mainstreaming for Political, Social, and Legal Empowerment of Women and Child Protection drg. Ida Suselo Wulan, MM in a keynote speech read out to replace the Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar here on Tuesday (18/01/2011).

The notion of society that HIV / AIDS is only experienced by women sex workers are untrue. That's because today women are not doing a lot of risky behavior with HIV infection from their permanent partner (husband).

"The vulnerability of women to HIV is caused more gender imbalance resulting in the inability of women to control the sexual behavior of husbands and lack of medical care of HIV / AIDS," said Ida.

Lack of understanding "the concept of gender" in the family makes the bargaining position of women is very low. Inequality of gender relations, both socially and economically, is the main driver of the spread of the HIV epidemic. That is, if gender equality happen, women could make their own decisions about sexuality activity.

"Gender equality in family and society to eliminate the vulnerability of women to HIV / AIDS," said Secretary of the National AIDS Commission Dr. Nafsiah Mboi, MPH, who is one of the speakers at the National Seminar on "Accelerating Achievement of Objective 6 MDG's to Realize Women & Children Free of HIV-AIDS ".

According to latest reports NAC, the number of AIDS cases in Indonesia based on sex in 2010 as many as 22,726 cases. A total of 16,731 cases or 73.62 percent are male, while 5911 cases or 26.01 percent are female. A total of 84 cases or 0.37 percent of unknown gender. The ratio of AIDS cases between men and women is 2.83 to 1.

The problem of HIV / AIDS surfaced in Indonesia, beginning with the discovery of first case in 1987 in Bali. By the year 2000, an accelerated accretion People With HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) by leaps and bounds. Even entering the year 2000, there are locations where HIV transmission is high (a concentrated epidemic level.)

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17 Patients with HIV / AIDS Found in Madison

A total of 17 people who tested positive for HIV / AIDS is found in the district of Madiun, East Java, in 2008 and two of them married couples.
      Head of Prevention of Disease Eradication and Environmental Health (P2P and PL) Madison County Health Department Soelistyo Widyantono on Friday, said of the 17 people who found it, four of whom had died.

"The husband and wife is positively affected by HIV / AIDS is a citizen Saradan. They were patients transferred from Surabaya. For that, we continue to monitor developments," he said when confirmed.
According to him, the people of Madison County who tested positive for HIV / AIDS are in the productive age between 20 and 35 years of age. The main cause of its spread from injecting drug use.
"49 percent of people who recorded an injecting drug user. For the remainder due to deviant sexual acts and promiscuity," he said.

He further explained, in order to monitor the progress of patients, the institute has been working with several hospitals, among them General Hospital and Polyclinic Soedono Madiun District Orchid in Dolopo.
"The health of our patients continue to monitor. The handling of this disease is getting full support from local governments, including the National AIDS Commission (NAC)," he said.

Meanwhile, KPA program implementers Madison County, Heri Setiawan, said that, since it was first discovered in 2002 the number of people living with HIV / AIDS, which recorded approximately 34 persons and 10 persons of whom have died.

"We're continuing to find patients, one with the road holding PMI. In addition, to optimize the reproduction of existing clinics," he said when confirmed.

He explained, in order to suppress the number of HIV / AIDS, it continues to socialize, especially in teenagers and school students. The focus of socialization is to prevent students from using narkota injection is one of the causes of the spread of HIV / AIDS.

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