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Behavioural interventions required in South East Asia to minimize infections with HIV.

Abstract：

:The World Health Organization expects the rate of new HIV infections to decline in all global regions before the year 2005, except in South East Asia. More than 3 million people become HIV infected each year in South East Asia. It is incorrect to discuss it as a whole since the cultures in the region are so different. For example, in Thailand, relatively relaxed attitudes toward sexuality make it relatively easy to openly discuss sexual matters, while in India men tend to disrespect women and discussion of sexual matters, even among middle class couples, is rare. So far, there have been few successful HIV/AIDS prevention programs in the region due to various obstacles. A lack of political commitment and a heavy-handed approach by governments are common. In many countries, it is impossible to introduce sex education in schools or HIV education in the workplace. In those cases where there is sex education, lack of frankness and a dearth of peer group discussion make the programs ineffectual. The cultural conservatism of the approach to HIV prevention is not matched by behavioral conservatism in many people. In Myanmar, there are more than 200,000 HIV-infected individuals, most of whom are injecting drug users. Commercial sex workers in Myanmar operate underground. HIV is spreading from Myanmar into Bangladesh and India in the north, into southern China (especially Yunnan Province) in the south, and Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. In many South East Asian countries, governments hesitate to support nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as well as to form partnerships with NGOs to plan and implement HIV prevention strategies. Testing blood and blood products for HIV infection continues to be sporadic throughout the region. Even in those cases where HIV testing of the blood supply is done, quality control is often absent. For example, in India, there are few adequate testing programs and paid donors, many of whom are HIV infected, supply 50% of all blood used. The effectiveness of programs and resources to diagnose and treat sexually transmitted diseases varies widely.

journal_name

Int J STD AIDS

journal_title

International journal of STD & AIDS

authors

Dwyer JM

doi

10.1258/0956462961917681

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-01-01 00:00:00

pages

71-4

eissn

0956-4624

issn

1758-1052

journal_volume

7 Suppl 2

pub_type

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Behavioural interventions required in South East Asia to minimize infections with HIV.