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The cases fall, but too slowly: so that the perception of the risk of contracting hiv is still confusing
"The incidence of new HIV diagnoses shows a slight decrease between 2012 and 2015, with an almost stable trend after 2015 – indicates the record – In 2017, the highest incidence of infection by the HIV is in the 25-29 age group The main mode of transmission between new diagnoses is heterobadual relationships. "
In 2017, among the regions of more than one and a half million inhabitants, the highest incidence rates were recorded in Lazio, Liguria and Tuscany. With regard to AIDS cases, the observatory recorded 690 cases, or 1.1 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which has slightly decreased in recent years.
Youth at risk – But what worries us, as we said, is the young people. At present, 3 million children and adolescents are HIV positive worldwide and nearly 700 adolescents aged 10 to 19 become HIV positive every day. If, by 2030, the number of new HIV infections in children under 10 years will be cut in half, the number of adolescents will drop by only 29%. Progress is too slow for Unicef, by the year 2030, about 360,000 adolescents will die of AIDS-related illnesses for lack of investment in HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment programs.
A situation that also undermines an ever-perplexing perception of HIV risk, a lack of propensity to test and a lack of condom use, which in the very young may exceed 50%, as reported Italian League Against Aids (Lila). The requests received revealed questions and fears related primarily to the lack of use or the breaking of the condom. The behavior that raises the most doubts is the or-bad relationship, even if no risk has been taken. Doubts and anxieties that are unfounded also include masturbation, indirect badual contact and even kissing. 11% refers to a non-badual experience, such as actual or suspected contact with blood, contact with HIV-positive people or such suppositories, use of public baths. With respect to adult inquiries and doubts, ISS Green Telephone Aids reports a significant drop in the number of female calls, from 35% in 1987 to 13% in 2017. 20 and 39 years (67.1%).
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