Is HIV high in Indonesia?
The Indonesian epidemic HIV prevalence is still low in the general population at 0.5% but is estimated to be 39% in people who inject drugs, 12.8% in men who have sex with men, 7.4% in transgender women and 7.2% in female sex workers.
How common is HIV in Indonesia?
The adult prevalence for HIV/ AIDS in the country is 0.4%. Indonesia is the country is Southeast Asia to have the most number of recorded people living with HIV while Thailand has the highest adult prevalence .
Which country has the highest HIV rate in Asia?
Philippines has highest HIV infection growth rate in Asia-Pacific: U.N. Reuters.
How many AIDS cases are there in Indonesia?
By the end of December 1993, the Ministry of Health had reported 193 confirmed HIV infections. There have been 34 deaths from AIDS and HIV infections have been reported from 11 of the 27 provinces in the country. Where nationality is known, native Indonesians comprise 51% of HIV infections and non-Indonesians the remaining 49%.
Can Indonesia achieve zero new HIV infections and zero deaths by 2030?
The National AIDS Commission of Indonesia noted in 2015 the need for increased investment into HIV prevention with epidemiological modelling showing Indonesia would not achieve zero new infections and zero HIV-related deaths by 2030.
How effective is immediate antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in Indonesia?
A prospective study that recruited a significant proportion of people newly diagnosed with HIV in four locations in Indonesia and offered them immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) found that only 35% of them were still on ART and virally suppressed at the end of the year.
Which country has the fourth largest HIV infection rate?
Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, also has the fourth largest number of new HIV infections per year: the World Health Organization estimates that 73,000 people are infected per year, only behind China, India and Russia.