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Married women are more prone to be HIV infected than single women in Singapore. FACT.
Total number of HIV infected Singapore
4 This brings the total number of HIV infected Singaporeans including22children to 2332as ofOct2004(Table 1). Of these,894are asymptomatic carriers,564have full-blown AIDS and874have died.
5 Heterosexual transmission has been the most common mode of HIV transmission among Singaporeans since 1991 (Table 2). Most of these cases contracted the infection through casual sex and sex with prostitutes inand overseas.
6 The majority of the HIV infected Singaporeans were males with2053cases;279were females (Table 3) giving a sex ratio of seven males to one female. Among the males, 60% were single at the point of diagnosis. For the females, however, the majority (62%) were married.
7 About 84% are Chinese, 8% Malays, 5% Indians and 3% Others (Table 4). About19% of the HIV infected Singaporeans were working in the sales and service sector and another 17% were production craftsman and plant/machine assemblers (Table 6). (Table 5: HIV infected Singaporeans by age and sex)
Source: http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_w...other_257_Singaporeans_infected_with_HIV.html
Total number of HIV infected Singapore
4 This brings the total number of HIV infected Singaporeans including22children to 2332as ofOct2004(Table 1). Of these,894are asymptomatic carriers,564have full-blown AIDS and874have died.
5 Heterosexual transmission has been the most common mode of HIV transmission among Singaporeans since 1991 (Table 2). Most of these cases contracted the infection through casual sex and sex with prostitutes inand overseas.
6 The majority of the HIV infected Singaporeans were males with2053cases;279were females (Table 3) giving a sex ratio of seven males to one female. Among the males, 60% were single at the point of diagnosis. For the females, however, the majority (62%) were married.
7 About 84% are Chinese, 8% Malays, 5% Indians and 3% Others (Table 4). About19% of the HIV infected Singaporeans were working in the sales and service sector and another 17% were production craftsman and plant/machine assemblers (Table 6). (Table 5: HIV infected Singaporeans by age and sex)
Source: http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_w...other_257_Singaporeans_infected_with_HIV.html