Knowledge about HIV & Risk Factors

Group-1

Team Leader :Shakib Ally

Presenter:Shakib Ally

Nusrat Sharmin

27th November 2005

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Outline of the Presentation

•Definition of Aids

•Transmission of HIV

•Myths & wrong concepts about HIV

•Risk factors for Bangladesh.

•Statistics.

•Conclusion2

What is HIV???•HIV-HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency

Virus .•AIDS- AIDS stands for Acquired Immune

Deficiency Syndrome .• Human life survival 2weeks-5 to10years or more.• Its first discovered in California 1981.•Spreads quickly-HIV 1 in our country.•Spreads slowly-HIV 2• There is no cure for HIV.Most ultimately die as a

result of them 3

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How it is transmitted ?•Having unprotected sex (sex without a latex condom) with a person who is HIV-positive. The virus can be in an infected person's blood, semen, or vaginal fluids and can enter human body through tiny cuts or sores in skin, or in the lining of vagina, penis, rectum or mouth.

•Sharing needles and syringes to inject drugs, or sharing drug equipment used in preparing those drugs with someone who has HIV.

•Receiving HIV-infected blood or blood products before 1985. Since 1985, all blood used for transfusions in the United States has been tested for HIV and is generally considered safe. •Carrying, giving birth to or breast-feeding a child while HIV positive. 4

Myths about HIV

• From dry kisses (closed-mouthed kisses) or hugs

• From donating blood

• By working with or being around someone who

has HIV

• From sweat, spit, tears, clothes, drinking

fountains, phones, toilet seats, or having a meal

together

• From insect bites or stings

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Gobal Status of the Epidemic

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South and South East Asia

• Number of people living with HIV/AIDS– Total - 4.6 – 8.2 million

• Number of young people (15-24 years of age) living with HIV/AIDS– 2.1 million

• Approx 54% of population is <25 years

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Why Bangladesh at risk ?

• Low Levels of Consistent Condom

Use

• High Rates of Active Syphilis

• Needle-sharing among Injecting

Drug Users (IDUs)

• Lack of Knowledge among

General Population

• Large Commercial Sex Industry

Low prevalence low risk Example: Bangladesh

FSW(9% married)

IDU(40% married)

69%

33%VisitFSW

34%VisitFSW

Rickshawpul

lers

MSM(46% married)

(76% married)

Visit FSW

9% are IDU

2% are IDU

1% are IDU

Source: Bangladesh BSS

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People getting infected in South Asia

In one Day 500 PeopleIn one Day 500 People

In one Year 170,000 PeopleIn one Year 170,000 People

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