21 fall victim to AIDS in six months
The number of AIDS victims in Azerbaijan has reached
21 people in the past six months. There are 33 registered AIDS
carriers, says a report circulated by the AIDS Center and
reflecting the results of the first six months of 2009.
The report says, further, that 220 cases of HIV infections were registered in six months. Of these, 145 (65.9%) acquired the infection by using drugs.
Of those infected, 213 are Azeri and seven are foreign citizens. Of the registered Azeris, 88.3% are men and 11.7% women.
90 HIV-infected Azeris (42.3%) contracted the infection abroad.
Since 1987, when the infection first appeared in Azerbaijan, the AIDS Center has registered 2,034 people. Of them, 1,956 (96.2%) are Azeri and 78 (3.8%) foreign nationals. Of the Azeris, 84.4% are men and 15.6% women.
The number of Azeris in various AIDS stages is 382 people, while the number of AIDS victims has reached 260.
There are 80 million AIDS carriers in the world. A total of 3 million die of AIDS every year, or over 8,000 a day.
The report says, further, that 220 cases of HIV infections were registered in six months. Of these, 145 (65.9%) acquired the infection by using drugs.
Of those infected, 213 are Azeri and seven are foreign citizens. Of the registered Azeris, 88.3% are men and 11.7% women.
90 HIV-infected Azeris (42.3%) contracted the infection abroad.
Since 1987, when the infection first appeared in Azerbaijan, the AIDS Center has registered 2,034 people. Of them, 1,956 (96.2%) are Azeri and 78 (3.8%) foreign nationals. Of the Azeris, 84.4% are men and 15.6% women.
The number of Azeris in various AIDS stages is 382 people, while the number of AIDS victims has reached 260.
There are 80 million AIDS carriers in the world. A total of 3 million die of AIDS every year, or over 8,000 a day.
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