Risk of Contracting the HIV Virus
A survey conducted in Tanjung Balai Karimun, showed the increasing number of commercial sex workers (CSW) who are infected with HIV, namely from 1% in 1995/1996 to more than 8.38% in 2000. Meanwhile a survey conducted in 2000 showed that HIV infection rates are high enough in the environment in Merauke PSK is 26.5%. UNAIDS data show, in Indonesia for more than 90% of male clients of sex workers do not use condoms when having sex. This is one reason why women who are faithful to one partner punt remain at risk of contracting the HIV virus (UNAIDS, 2004).
Sentinel survey conducted in the Hospital Drug Dependence in Jakarta showed increased cases of HIV infection in drug users who are undergoing rehabilitation that is 15% in 1999, rose rapidly to 40.8% in 2000, and 47.9% in 2001. Drug users who take a free HIV test AIDS was 33% infected with HIV. Even a survey in a village in Central Jakarta conducted by the Pelita Ilmu Foundation showed 93% of drug users infected with HIV.
Surveillance of blood donors and pregnant women are usually used as indicators to describe the HIV / AIDS infection in the general population. If the year 1990 has not been found in blood donors in the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is contaminated with HIV, then the next period of HIV infection found that the number is gradually increasing. Percentage of blood bags which are contaminated with HIV is 0.002% during the period 1992/1993, 0.003% in the period 1994/1995, 0.004% in the period 1998/1999 and 0.016% in 2000. This prevalence would need to be interpreted with caution, because most blood donors are prisoners in correctional institutions, and from AIDS patients who are suspects in the hospital who do not have laboratory facilities for HIV testing. Since a few months ago, tidaki no more blood donors who came out of prison.