The prevalence rate of HIV / AIDS is 3.4% in Cameroon (survey)

APA-Yaoundé (Cameroon)
        

The prevalence rate of HIV / AIDS is 3.4% in Cameroon against 4.3% in 2011 and 3.9% in 2016, according to the results of a household survey for the evaluation of HIV / AIDS. the impact of the pandemic (CAMPHIA).
        

In the same vein, mother-to-child transmission is currently barely 0.1%, compared with 7.8% in 2012.

According to this study, launched in April of 14,000 households, or about 33,000 randomly selected aged 0-64, 400,000 new HIV cases were diagnosed in the 16-64 age group in the last year, with women aged 15-49 being the most

According to data from the National AIDS Committee, the active population of people on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs reached 224,000 in June 2017, or some 8500 children under the age of 15.

The CAMPHIA survey also revealed that hepatitis B is gaining ground in Cameroon with a prevalence of 8% in the general population.

FCEB / te / APA