Watch out! Housewives are particularly vulnerable to contracting HIV for this reason

Many people judge that the people most at risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are those who have same-sex sex or those who are commercial sex workers.

However, it turns out that there is another group that should not be underestimated in the treatment of AIDS, namely housewives. Yes, housewives are also very at risk of contracting HIV.

For homosexuals, HIV transmission can be caused by sexual activity that is not careful. For example, because you don't use condoms. In fact, a slight cut or abrasion can cause HIV infection in the body.

AIDS is also found to be high in commercial sex workers (CSWs), because of the high frequency of sex they have. Of course this place can be a place of exchange for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.

Then why do housewives also have a high risk of contracting HIV? How to prevent? The following is the full explanation.

Housewives are more at risk of contracting HIV than sex workers

Housewives are at risk of contracting HIV. Based on data from the Center for HIV AIDS Information Data from the Ministry of Health, the highest cumulative number of AIDS reported was in the housewives group, amounting to 6539.This data is from 1987 to 2014.

Quoted from the Jakarta Globe, a member of the Surabaya AIDS Prevention Commission, Emi Yuliana, stated that there was an increase in cases of housewives contracting HIV. In fact, compared to commercial sex workers, the number of increases in housewives is more significant.

One example is the city of Bogor. Of the 1,542 inhabitants of Bogor who are infected with HIV, sixty percent are housewives. In other words, out of ten people who contract HIV, six of them are housewives.

Why is the HIV transmission rate among housewives so high?

Efforts to prevent the spread and transmission of HIV among groups of housewives have encountered several obstacles. For example, because they are pregnant so they refuse to undergo an HIV test.

In addition, they usually refuse because they feel embarrassed, taboo, or they already feel that they and their partners have never had sexual relations with other people.

According to Yusniar Ritonga, an HIV / AIDS counselor, only 10 percent of people are willing to take an HIV test after they get married. In fact, as we know, there are many ways of transmitting HIV / AIDS apart from sexual intercourse. It could be from a razor, it could be from a syringe, or any other object that is not sterile and has had blood from a person with AIDS.

What's the solution?

If taking an HIV test is considered taboo, housewives can use a score card. The contents are questions related to work and sexual activity, both individual sexual activity and partner sexual activity.

In addition, they can also be asked about the work their partner is doing. For example, if your husband works as a cross-provincial truck or bus driver and rarely returns home, then you could be a risk group and need further tests.

So, it does not mean that as a housewife, you are guaranteed safe from HIV transmission. Everyone can be at risk of contracting HIV. Hence, it is better to prevent and treat it as soon as possible.