Only 22.6% of M’sians have sufficient knowledge about HIV
PUTRAJAYA: The lack of awareness among the country’s population about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is worrying, where only 22.6 per cent have sufficient knowledge about the virus.Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pix) said the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) indicated that three out of four adults have shown stigma towards HIV patients.“This can also affect the success of HIV prevention and treatment programmes among PLHIV (people living with HIV),” he said after launching NHMS 2020 report on communicable diseases here today.Data collection began in August until October 2020 involving 5,957 residents aged one and above from 1,876 living quarters randomly selected across the country.Khairy said the survey had been conducted before the third Covid-19 wave hit the country.Meanwhile…
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