Women increasingly among those at risk for HIV/AIDS
A new group is increasingly at risk for contracting HIV in Myanmar: women.
Even as the number of people contracting HIV has begun to decline, the virus’ prevalence is growing among women, according to health experts.
Women of reproductive age – from 15 to 45 years old – are now making up a greater proportion of the 210,000 people living HIV infections, Dr Myo Thant, a consultant with the National AIDS Program, said during a December 3 seminar. By contrast, the number of men living with the disease has been declining for the last 15 years.
