Syringe share boosts HIV spread

Syringe share boosts HIV spread

JAKARTA: Ninety percent of drug users in Indonesia use
unsterilized needles, while less than 10 percent of men who had
frequent sex used condoms, contributing to a growing number of
HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia, the United Nations (UN) warns.

A report by United Nations AIDS, released on Friday ahead of
the World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, said that as a consequence HIV/AIDS
prevalence among sex workers had steadily increased in
Kalimantan, Papua and Riau.

The highest number of HIV infection among sex workers was
recorded in Sorong, Papua. --JP