Healthy Life Journal

As many as seven children in a positive Sukabumi HIV / AIDS because the infection from their parents. Three of them had died.

Besides them, 24 children in the state because their parents are affected with HIV / AIDS. As stated by Head of Disease Control & Environmental Health Office Rita Fitrianingsih Sukabumi, Tuesday (2 / 2). He also said that, among children who died, two children died last year.

Of the seven, three of whom had lost their parents who also died of HIV / AIDS.

The children in the affected status was checked in part by a negative HIV status. However, others have not checked for several factors, among others, has not aged enough, that is at least 18 months, or the unwillingness of the families associated with the inspection agency.

One third died

The data was released Department of Health collected since 2000 through NGOs. Overall, the number of HIV / AIDS in the city of Sukabumi until the year 2010 reached 369 people, 125 of whom died.

Programs Responsible for AIDS Commission (NAC) City of Sukabumi Handriana Revelation revealed, the number of actual AIDS in the community much larger than the existing data.

“Data Department of Health and AIDS must be smaller than actual numbers because of limited coverage.

For example, new cases of HIV found in the story of fellow sufferers or those who see other people sick. After we check turned out positive for HIV, “said Handriana.

He added, most sufferers are found in the AIDS phase.

“Most people with AIDS come to the doctor complaining of pain that never heal. After inspection, it turns out they had been already infected with HIV and AIDS are in phase because they do not directly handle so infected with HIV. Most of them do not realize that so far they have been infected with HIV, “added Handriana.