Number of hiv patients in Himachal reached 5,764?
himachal pradesh has a total of 5,764 hiv patients and more than 50 percent of them are in kangra, hamirpur, Mandi and Una districts. kangra, hamirpur and Mandi are the most populated areas, which is why maximum patients are in these districts. This shocking disclosure has been made in the report of the State aids Control Society. An official of the himachal pradesh aids Control Society said that kangra district has 1,562 patients, followed by hamirpur district with 1,037, Mandi district with 738 and Una district with 636 patients. shimla has 306 patients, Lahaul and Spiti district has the least i.e. seven hiv patients. Of the total 5,764 hiv patients, 53.5 percent (3,087) are men and 46.3 percent (2,672) are women. There are also five transgenders suffering from HIV.
How many patients in which age group?
According to the report, 2,877 patients are in the age group of 31-45 years, while 1,240 are in the age group of 16-30 years. At the same time, 1,218 patients are in the age group of 46-60 years. While 293 patients are in the age group of 0-15 years and 136 patients are in the age group of 61-75 years. There are 165 boys and 128 girls in the 0-15 age group of hiv patients.
At the same time, there are 683 men and 556 women in the age group of 16-30, 1,464 men and 1,410 women in the age group of 31-45, 694 men and 523 women in the age group of 46-60. Let us tell you that there are seven Integrated Antiretroviral Therapy Centers (ATCs) in the state providing treatment to people suffering from hiv (PLHIV). The official of the State aids Control Society said that truck drivers, taxi drivers and sex workers are most vulnerable to AIDS. The project director of himachal pradesh State aids Control Society, rajeev Kumar said that to make the new generation aware of this disease, we have decided to organize HIV/AIDS awareness program on international Youth Day. The number of hiv patients in himachal pradesh is less.
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