C Java's Housewives Run Second Highest Risk Of HIV/AIDS

Semarang, C Java, Nov 26 (ANTARA) - Housewives in Central Java run the second highest risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS, Governor Bibit Waluyo said. "The housewives were infected by HIV because of their husbands` bad lifestyle," the governor said at the launch of a "Save Mothers and Children from Sexual Abuse and HIV/AIDS" campaign here on Sunday. The Central Java administration noted that in the January-June 2012 period, the number of HIV/AIDS cases in the region reached 663, consisting of 276 HIV cases and 387 AIDS cases. The figure brought the number of HIV/AIDS cases since 1993 to 5,301. The high number of housewives living with HIV/AIDS is feared to have an impact on the increasing number of children infected by the virus, he said. He added that all parties, including the government and non-governmental organizations should take an active part in campaigns to warn the public of the danger of HIV/AIDS. "All the parties should conduct campaigns continually until the people are aware of the danger of HIV/AIDS," the governor said.