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HIV/AIDS on the rise in West Tanjungjabung.

Jakarta Post

| March 02, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 1999 PT Bina Media Tenggara. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010 -- PAGE 9 JAMBI: As many as 15 people, one of whom is three-years-old, have been reported to be HIV-positive at West Tanjungjabung regency this year while four others have died because of AIDS.

"The real number could be higher than that as sufferers mostly feel ashamed of reporting their cases to the AIDS Handling Commission [KPA]," said Dwikora Sulaksono, a health official, on Monday.

He said people's reluctance to have consultations and undergo tests had contributed to the spread of the …

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