HIV was first reported in Nepal in 1988. By 2013, it was estimated that there were between
35,000 and 43,000 people living with HIV in Nepal. Among people living with HIV in Nepal, about two-thirds or 66 percent (26,902) are male and one-third or 34 percent (13,821) are female. Over time, the percentage of the total number of HIV infections among women has increased. This has happened as men with HIV infected their regular female partners or wives. Most people living with HIV in Nepal are between the ages of 25 and 49. However, 8 percent are children under 15 years old, another 8–9 percent are young people between the ages of 15–24, and another 8 percent are over 50 years old. The total number of cases reported to the Ministry of Health and Population as of 15 July 2014 was 25,222. Of those, 15,837 were male, 9,344 were female, and 41 were transgender.
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APN, UNAIDS, UNDP
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Keywords:
HIV/AIDS, HIV INFECTIONS, AIDS PREVENTION, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, BLOOD SAFETY, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, EPIDEMICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, TRANSGENDER PERSONS, BISEXUALS, CONDOMS, GAYS, HOMOSEXUALS, SEX WORKERS, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, JUSTICE, HEALTH SERVICES, MEDIATION, CIVIL SOCIETY, COURTS, LEGAL AID, DRUG ADDICTS, MIGRANTS, DISCRIMINATION, PREGNANT WOMEN, CIVIL RIGHTS, CRIME, HEALTH PERSONNEL, MEDICAL ETHICS, MURDER, RIGHT TO HEALTH, GUIDELINES, WOMEN RIGHTS
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Thematic Group:
UNAIDS
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HIV/AIDS
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Thesaurus:
10.03.01
- Disease Prevention And Control
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