Lima (Fides Service) – According
to a recent government report sent to the Committee for Children’s
Rights, cases of HIV/AIDS among young people are caused mainly by
sexual activity. The ratio of AIDS patients man woman is three 3
men to 1 woman. Mother/child transmission is spreading and so is
the number of woman infected. In December 1999 in Peru there were
4,500 minors under 15 with HIV/AIDS. According to the NGO Vía
Libre in Peru there are about 100,000 HIV+ persons. And those with
AIDS are 14,718, many of whom receive no treatment.
(AP/DP) (3/4/2004 Agenzia Fides)
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