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11:35' AM - Tuesday, 20/10/2009 | | | DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS |
| Estimated Population (thousands) |
84 238 |
| Population Growth Rate |
1.4% |
| Life expectancy at birth |
Men |
Women |
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69 |
74 |
| Human Poverty Index |
Rank |
Value |
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47 |
21.2 |
| Human Development Index |
105 (2007) |
| HIV AND AIDS IN VIETNAM |
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Number of people living with HIV
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| Estimated |
293 000 (2007) |
| Reported |
132 628 (31 Aug 2007) |
| Adults aged 15-49 HIV estimated HIV prevalence |
0.53 % |
| Deaths due to AIDS |
| Reported (by 31 August 2007) |
15 007 |
| AIDS cases |
| Reported (by 31 August 2007) |
26 828 |
KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOUR
(Viet Nam’s IBBS report 2006) |
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Men |
Women |
| Percentage
of young women and men aged 15–24 who both correctly identify ways of
preventing the sexual transmission of HIV and who reject major
misconceptions about HIV transmission |
50,3% |
42,3% |
| Percentage of young women and men who have had sexual intercourse before the age of 15 |
0,5%
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0,3%
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Percentage of adults aged 15–49 who have had sexual intercourse with more than one partner in the last 12 months
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0,7%
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0%
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| Percentage
of most-at-risk populations who both correctly identify ways of
preventing the sexual transmission of HIV and who reject major
misconceptions about HIV transmission |
FSWs |
MSM |
Male IDUs |
| 35,4% |
54,9% |
37,6% |
| Percentage of female sex workers reporting the use of a condom with their most recent client |
97,1% |
| Percentage of men reporting the use of a condom the last time they had anal sex with a male partner |
61,3% |
| Percentage of injecting drug users who report the use of a condom at last sexual intercourse |
36,4% |
| Percentage of injecting drug users who reported using sterile injecting equipment the last time they injected |
88,8% |
| VIETNAM UNGASS 3rd COUNTRY REPORT |
| Expenditures |
| National funds spent by governments from domestic sources |
USD 9,4 million (2007) |
| National Programmes |
| Percentage of adults with advanced HIV infection receiving antiretroviral therapy |
30% (2007) |
| Percentage of HIV-positive pregnant women who receive antiretroviral to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission |
13,9% (2007) |
| Percentage of most-at-risk populations reached by prevention programmes |
Male IDUs 43,2%
MSM 25,6%
FSW 62,5 |
| Impact |
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| Percentage of most-at-risk populations who are HIV infected |
FSW 4,2%
MSM 9%
Male IDU 23,1% |
| Percentage of adults and children with HIV known to be on treatment 12 months after initiation of antiretroviral therapy |
Adults 81%
Children 93,1% |
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Last modified:
20/10/2009 11:35:03 AM HIV in Viet Nam
Viet Nam’s HIV epidemic is still in a concentrated phase, with the highest sero-prevalence among key populations at higher risk. These include injecting drug users (IDUs), female sex workers (FSWs) and men who have sex with men (MSM). Prevalence in the general population is estimated at 0.53%. According to the 2005 Estimation and Projection Report, there were an estimated 293,000 people living with HIV in 2007.
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