Unsafe sex main cause of HIV/AIDS infections in M'sia


KUALA BERANG: Unsafe sex has been identified as the main cause behind HIV/AIDS infections in the country, says Dr Anita Suleiman (pic).

According to the Health Ministry's HIV/STI/Hepatitis C Sector head, the pattern of HIV/AIDS infections in the last 10 years has changed significantly, where cases of infection caused by the use of needles are no longer the biggest contributor.

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