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More women with HIV/AIDS
Thursday, 6 July 2006 - 5:04 AM SL Time
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There was an increase in the number of registered female HIV/AIDS patients in the first quarter of this year. The figure stood at 71 as compared to 61 during the corresponding period last year, according Dr. Shantha Hettiarachchi, Information Coordinator of National HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme.
Of this number, 17 are children who contacted the infection from their mothers. Studies have revealed that the mothers were infected through their husbands and this had been the trend in South Asia including Sri Lanka, Dr. Hettiarachchi said.
`With the prevention and controlling programmes carried out at national level, the number of patients seeking treatment, too,increased. Because of the stigma attached to the disease, patients get discouraged to seek treatment. This should be wiped out and patients encouraged to seek the free treatment available,` he said.
In Sri Lanka there are around 5000 registered patients
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