Published on Deccan Chronicle (http://www.deccanchronicle.com)
More women contract AIDS
DC | Jose Kurian | 14 April 2013Kozhikode: Despite the claims of Kerala state AIDS control society (KSACS) over the diminishing trend in HIV infection, the number of women affected with HIV is alarmingly high. Thiruvananthapuram district tops the list with 1,749 women (total 4,565) affected with HIV as per the details sourced by DC from KSACS under the Right to Information act.
Going by the data, among the total 23,206 HIV patients registered in the state, 9,062 are women (39.05%). Among the total 11,919 patients who tested positive during the last five years (between 2008 and 2013) 4,535 were women (38.04%).
Among districts, Thrissur is in the second slot with 1,520 women (total 3,806) whereas Kozhikode is in the third slot with 1,520 women (total 3,646). Wayanad district registered the least number of women. (71 women, total 201).
The number of women infected with HIV in other districts were Kollam- 323 (total 794), Pathanamthitta -213 (total-542), Alappuzha- 374 (total -956), Ernakulam- 525 (total 1496), Idukky-161 (total-326), Kottayam -879 (total-2035), Malappuram- 146 (total 408), Palakkad 831 (total 1996), Kannur- 432 (total- 1302) and Kasargod- 477 (total 1133).
Among the patients registered at the eight Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) centres which provide free treatment to HIV patients attached to government hospitals in the state, ART centre at Thrissur medical college hospital (MCH) tops the list with 1,864 women closely followed by MCH, Kozhikode (1,461) and MCH, Thiruvana-nthapuram (1,416).
Going by the KSACS data in the total 18,418 patients registered at the ART centres, 7,149 are women, 10,289 are men and 980 children.
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