Contents:
- Medical Video: Meru sex workers sensitized on HIV infections
- Housewives are more at risk of contracting HIV than sex workers
- Why can the rate of HIV transmission in housewives be high?
- What's the solution?
Medical Video: Meru sex workers sensitized on HIV infections
Many people judge that the people most at risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are those who have same-sex sex or those who become commercial sex workers.
However, it turns out there are other groups that also should not be underestimated in the handling of AIDS, namely housewives. Yes, housewives are also very at risk of contracting HIV.
For homosexuals, HIV transmission can be caused by inadvertent sexual activity. For example because they don't use condoms. In fact, a slight injury or abrasion can cause contracting HIV into the body.
AIDS is also found to be high in commercial sex workers (CSWs), because of the high frequency of sex incidents they do. Of course that place can be a place for exchanging the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.
Then why do housewives also have a high risk of contracting HIV? How to prevent? Here's the full explanation.
Housewives are more at risk of contracting HIV than sex workers
Housewives are at risk of contracting HIV. Based on data from the HIV AIDS Information Data Center from the Ministry of Health, the highest cumulative number of AIDS reported was among housewives, which amounted to 6539. These data were from 1987 to 2014.
Quoted from the Jakarta Globe, a member of the Surabaya AIDS Prevention Commission, Emi Yuliana, stated that there was an increase in cases of housewives who contracted HIV. In fact, compared to commercial sex workers, the number of increases in housewives is more significant.
One example is the city of Bogor. Of the 1,542 inhabitants of Bogor who were infected with HIV, sixty percent were housewives. In other words, of ten people who contracted HIV, six of them were housewives.
Why can the rate of HIV transmission in housewives be high?
Efforts to prevent the spread and transmission of HIV in a group of housewives have encountered several obstacles. For example because they were pregnant so they refused to undergo HIV testing.
In addition, they usually refuse because they feel embarrassed, taboo, or have felt that they and their partners have never had sexual relations with other people.
According to Yusniar Ritonga, an HIV / AIDS counselor, only 10 percent of people are willing to take an HIV test after they get married. In fact, as we know, there are many ways of transmitting HIV / AIDS other than through sexual relations. Can be from a razor, can be from a syringe, or even other objects that are not sterile and have been exposed to blood from people with AIDS.
What's the solution?
If an HIV test is considered taboo, housewives can use a score card. The contents are questions related to work and sexual activity both individual sexual activity and partner sexual activity.
In addition, they can also be questioned about work that couples do. For example if your husband works as a cross-province truck or bus driver and rarely returns home, then you might be a risky group and need further investigation.
So, it does not mean as a housewife, you are guaranteed safe from HIV transmission. Everyone can be at risk of contracting HIV. Therefore, it is better to prevent and treat it as soon as possible.
