More AIDS cases reported

More AIDS cases reported

YOGYAKARTA: A survey by Yogyakarta Provincial Health Office
found three more HIV cases in the province last year, bringing
the total number of HIV and AIDS cases in the province to 13
since the first case was detected in 1993.

The head of Contagious Diseases Prevention and Eradication
division, Kencono Gunawan, told The Jakarta Post on Monday, that
three had died from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in
Yogyakarta.

Of the 13 victims, six suffer full-blown AIDS, and seven
others are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. With 13
cases, Yogyakarta ranks 15th among the provinces with the most
HIV and AIDS cases.

Kencono said his office conducted the survey, in cooperation
with local non-governmental organizations, including the
Indonesian Family Planning Association (PKBI).

The survey, using random samples, involved 801 sexually high-
risk respondents.

Kencono said the survey specifically targeted high-risk groups
as all HIV and AIDS cases in Yogyakarta were sexually
transmitted. (23)