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The prevalence rate of HIV / AIDS among adults in the country has been set at 1.69 percent, according to national estimates and projections for 2018.
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), which conducted the research, reported that the Ahafo region had the highest prevalence (2.66%), with the lowest prevalence in the northeastern region ( 0.39%).
The Greater Accra region recorded the highest estimated number of people infected with HIV, 4,593
Specific year
GAC Data Quality Assurance Manager Isaiah Doe Kwao said new tools, including improved software for integrating more data, were used for the estimates and projections.
The projection, he said, concerns the year 2018, as it incorporates previous HIV Sentinel Survey (HSS) surveys, the Demographic and Health Survey Ghana (GDHS), data on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission badfeeding, fertility and life expectancy, among other parameters.
Mr Kwao explained that the estimates and projections for 2018 could not be compared to other surveys because the GAC was using totally different software and modules and that the 2018 survey was the result of the badysis. a global collaboration.
Estimates and projections
The data generated showed that there were approximately 334,713 people living with HIV (PLWHA), of whom 117,199 were male (35%) and 217,514 (65% female).
Adults aged 15 and over had 305,199 people, or 91%, and children aged zero to 14, 29,514, or 9%.
The estimated number of new infections in 2018 was 19,931, including 7,663 men and 12,258 women.
Of this figure, 5,532 (or 28%) were between 15 and 24 years old.
In 2018, newly infected adults numbered 83, or 16,614, and children, 3,317, or 17%.
Deaths
In 2018, about 14,181 people died of AIDS-related illnesses. Of this number, 11,412 were adults aged 15 and over, while 2,789 or 20% were children aged zero to 14 years.
Estimates also showed that 16,421 pregnant women were to be placed on PMTCT, while 12,950 were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for PMTCT, which represents 78.86% of HIV-positive pregnant women.
And in 2018, about 3,317 children were infected with HIV because they could not benefit from PMTCT. Of this figure, 1,700 men, or 51 per cent, and 1,617 men, or 49 per cent, were women.
Region-specific and district-specific data
Estimates and projections breaking down regional and district data also showed that the Ahafo region had the highest estimate (2.66%), followed by Ashanti (1.9%) ; Bono, 2.48% and Bono East, 1.43%.
The central region had 1.84%; Eastern Region, 2.03%; Greater Accra, 2.06%; Northeast, 0.39%; North, 0.4%; Oti, 1.04%; Savannah, 0.75%; Upper East. 0.61%; Upper West, 0.83%; Volta, 1.63%; West, 1.49% and Northwest, 1.78%.
The 10 most populous municipalities in the district with the highest HIV prevalence were Lower Manya Krobo (5.6%); Tano South, 5.4%; Upper Denkyira East; 5.2%; Kwadaso, 4.4% and Ayawaso Central, 4.3%.
The rest is Obuasi East, 4.3%; Banda, 4.03%; Juaben, 4.0%; Asutifi South, 3.97% and Yilo Krobo, 3.81%.
90-90-90
Acting Director General of the GAC, Mr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, said measures had been put in place to reach the 90-90-90 targets by 2020, adding that Ghana, thanks survey of 2018, now knew the exact number of people living with HIV and AIDS.
"Some 53% of Ghanaians have been diagnosed and know their HIV status, 61% of them have been put on antiretroviral treatment, and 64% of them have been virally repressed," he said.
According to Atuahene, although the GAC may not be able to reach the target of 90-90-90 by 2020, it has put in place measures to help the Commission to achieve this goal shortly after 2020.
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