According to the National HIV and STD program, the 7 thousand 500 the number of people infected with AIDS. The compound increased the number 41 of the 2013 people on December 3. Thursday at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) at a meeting held at Bangladesh SERAC said. Syringe and needle drugs, sexually transmitted infection, poverty, more than the population, gender inequality, ignorance, etc., due to an increase in unsafe sexual risk of HIV is increasing day by day.
They said, however, the relatively low position of HIV infection, but these diseases from neighboring countries, the increase in the number of people at risk for us. According to the National HIV and STD programs, 2013 in December to 299 in the case of HIV was recorded. In these cases, 681 persons have been brought under ART service. In which 415 men and 266 women.
Several studies have shown, an increase in the risk of HIV infection among young people because they are not aware of the right to sexual and prajananasbasthya and their socio-cultural inertia and fear and shame. They said, the country has four sex workers. Brothel, mobile, residential areas and hotelabhittika. Social status, rights, education and health care, considering the lack of aggravating the situation.
To the extent that the number of young girls into prostitution is increasing day by day, it is a serious threat to the health and human rights. Less than 4 percent of sex workers use condoms. Therefore, the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise. According to the study, 40 percent of female sex workers in syphilis infection rates.
Source:kalerkantho
