Hand Book for Gaon Burahs and Panchayati Raj Leader

22HIV IS NOT SPREAD BY-• Sharing meals and water from same utensils• Sharing toilets• Shaking hands and hugging and facial kissing• Donating blood• Working with people of HIV +ve• Through mosquito bite• Socializing or casually living with HIV + ve peopleHOW TO AVOID AIDS• Use condom while having sex• Use disposable syringe only• Ensure that blood transfusion made only in between HIV-ve people.• Avoid multiple partners• Test your blood serum to ruled out HIV infection and encourage yourspouse for the test before conception/ delivery it will protect yourchildrenWORLD SCENERIO OF AIDSIn 2000; people living with HIV/AIDS were-36.1 million,New infection- 5.3 million;Deaths- 3.0 million (1.3 million were women);Cumulative number of deaths-21.8 million1/3rd infected peoples are in the age group of 15-25 yearsContinent wise infection-Africa- 13.2 % America- 13.6 % Asia- 60.7 % Europe- 12.0 %and Oceania- 0.5 %INDIAN SCENERIOThe first case was reported in 1986 from Chennai. Since then there has beenan alarming increase in the nos of HIV infection as reported to NACO. In 1998all total 71400 HIV positive case was reported. The sero -positivity isextremely high- 22.10 per 1000 people.It is seen that undeveloped and underdeveloped countries have a very highrate of infection. It may be attributable to the fact of illiteracy, ignorance, socialtaboo/ norms that don't permits open discussion about sex in the family. Thussex education of adolescent children is negligible. These young people aremost vulnerable to different vices like drug abuse, premarital multiple sex etcand become most susceptible species to AIDS. Use of syringes for drugaddiction is also very common in our country.IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH the active surveillance has just started and thesituation seems to be alarming. In every district hospital a voluntarycounseling center has been established where you can get the HIV test doneand also further information on this issue. Kindly make use of this facility. Over