ஈரானில் ஒரு லட்சத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட எய்ட்ஸ் நோயாளிகள் இருப்பதாக செய்திகள் கூறுகின்றன.மதரஸாக்களில் படிக்கும் மாணவர்களின் மத்தியில் எய்ட்ஸ் ஏறத்தாழ இரண்டு மடங்காகியிருக்கிறது.
Iran: AIDS rate doubles in the holy city of Qom
Tehran, 11 Jan. (AKI) - In the past year, the incidence of AIDS has doubled in the holy Shia city of Qom, second only to the Iraqi city of Najaf in religious significance.
"The great share of the newly infected have contracted the HIV virus, not through using infected syringes, but through unprotected sexual relations," said Amir, Akbari, director of the city's health centre.
In the past year the number of those affected by AIDS in Qom has risen from 177 to 324.
Forty per cent of those infected are students from the theological colleges in Qom. In Iran, according to official estimates, there are more than 16,000 infected with AIDS in the country, while non-government organisations put the total number above 100,000.
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