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Issue of discrimination against AIDS patients is still relevant for Armenia
arminfo
Friday, May 13, 18:22
The issue of discrimination against AIDS patients is still relevant
for Armenia, Co-chairman of Real World Real People NGO Sam Tadevosyan
said at today's press conference.
According to him, medical secrecy is not observed in Armenia, and this
has a negative effect on the life of people with HIV/AIDS diagnosis.
"Their neighbors and colleagues learn about their disease immediately,
thereby giving birth to problems, as most of them have a poor idea of
how HIV/AIDS is passed to other people. We are aware of some cases
when people could not stand the negative attitude towards themselves
and had to sell their flat and change the place of residence",
Tadevosyan said.
>From 1988 till April 30 2011 a total of 1040 HIV cases were revealed
in Armenia, 148 of them in 2010. 71.8% of the HIV-infected people are
men, 28.2% - women, and 2.1% - children. 57.6% of HIV patients are in
the 25-39 age group. 52% of HIV cases were passed in the heterosexual
way, 1.6% were passed from mother to baby, and 0.3% - through blood.
505 of HIV patients, including 10 children were with AIDS diagnosis.
Since 1988 a total of 242 HIV/AIDS patients in Armenia died, including
40 women and 5 children.
arminfo
Friday, May 13, 18:22
The issue of discrimination against AIDS patients is still relevant
for Armenia, Co-chairman of Real World Real People NGO Sam Tadevosyan
said at today's press conference.
According to him, medical secrecy is not observed in Armenia, and this
has a negative effect on the life of people with HIV/AIDS diagnosis.
"Their neighbors and colleagues learn about their disease immediately,
thereby giving birth to problems, as most of them have a poor idea of
how HIV/AIDS is passed to other people. We are aware of some cases
when people could not stand the negative attitude towards themselves
and had to sell their flat and change the place of residence",
Tadevosyan said.
>From 1988 till April 30 2011 a total of 1040 HIV cases were revealed
in Armenia, 148 of them in 2010. 71.8% of the HIV-infected people are
men, 28.2% - women, and 2.1% - children. 57.6% of HIV patients are in
the 25-39 age group. 52% of HIV cases were passed in the heterosexual
way, 1.6% were passed from mother to baby, and 0.3% - through blood.
505 of HIV patients, including 10 children were with AIDS diagnosis.
Since 1988 a total of 242 HIV/AIDS patients in Armenia died, including
40 women and 5 children.