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07-14-2016, 04:27 AM
TEHRAN: A senior Iranian health official warned on Wednesday that ***ual transmission of HIV/AIDS was on the rise, in part because of taboos about discussing ***.
Iran’s deputy health minister Ali Akbar Sayari said the share of HIV transmissions through ***ual intercourse had doubled in the last decade from 15 to 30 percent.
"The pattern of AIDS transmission through *** is on the rise and people need to be openly informed about it if it’s going to be controlled," Sayari said at a press conference with Oleg Chest**v, a senior World Health Organisation official.
The majority of AIDS transmissions in Iran continue to be through syringes shared among drug addicts, though Sayari said authorities have sought to limit infections by giving out free syringes.
Sayari gave ** explanation for the rise in ***ual transmissions, but lamented that the issue could **t be discussed openly in the conservative Islamic republic.
"We can**t explain all these issues openly and transparently to the people," he said, according to official news agency IRNA.
"For instance, we can**t talk freely about condoms... people need to be given contraceptives."
The health ministry said on Tuesday that there are about 32,000 people infected with HIV in Iran, without providing figures from previous years. Of those about 84 percent are men and about 5,000 have contracted AIDS.
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Iran’s deputy health minister Ali Akbar Sayari said the share of HIV transmissions through ***ual intercourse had doubled in the last decade from 15 to 30 percent.
"The pattern of AIDS transmission through *** is on the rise and people need to be openly informed about it if it’s going to be controlled," Sayari said at a press conference with Oleg Chest**v, a senior World Health Organisation official.
The majority of AIDS transmissions in Iran continue to be through syringes shared among drug addicts, though Sayari said authorities have sought to limit infections by giving out free syringes.
Sayari gave ** explanation for the rise in ***ual transmissions, but lamented that the issue could **t be discussed openly in the conservative Islamic republic.
"We can**t explain all these issues openly and transparently to the people," he said, according to official news agency IRNA.
"For instance, we can**t talk freely about condoms... people need to be given contraceptives."
The health ministry said on Tuesday that there are about 32,000 people infected with HIV in Iran, without providing figures from previous years. Of those about 84 percent are men and about 5,000 have contracted AIDS.
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