HIV rate down

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Increased education, changed patterns of sexual activity, and increased use of condoms are some of the reasons why the HIV rate has decreased in the DR, according to the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Infection rates among homosexual males remain high. The report indicates that the HIV/AIDS rate among sex workers is 4.8% while among homosexual males the rate is at 6.1%. Among drug users the HIV/AIDS rate is 8%. Infection rates have been dropping in the DR. In 2002 1% of the sexually active population had HIV/AIDS, but the figure declined to 0.8% in 2007. Among young people between the ages of 15-24 the percentage has gone from 0.6 in 2002 to 0.3 in 2007. On an international level new HIV infections are down by 17%.

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