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Maambukizi ya VVU miongoni mwa wasichana wenye umri wa miaka 15-24 yameongezeka kwa kiwango cha kutisha, kwa mujibu wa Tume ya Kudhibiti UKIMWI Tanzania (Tacaids).
Kulingana na takwimu, maambukizi ya VVU kwa wasichana katika kundi hili la umri yameongezeka kutoka asilimia 14 katika kipindi cha 2016/17 hadi asilimia 30 katika kipindi cha 2022/23.
Kulikuwa na kupungua kwa maambukizi miongoni mwa makundi mengine ya umri isipokuwa kundi la umri wa miaka 15-24, na kwa sasa, Watanzania 1,548,000 wanaishi na VVU.
Kaimu mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Tacaids, Dkt. Jerome Kamwela, alisema wanaume wakubwa, hasa wenye umri kati ya miaka 30 na 60, wamebainika kuwa sababu kuu ya kuongezeka kwa maambukizi miongoni mwa wasichana wadogo.
Alisema kuna haja ya kuzingatia suala hili kwa umakini katika jamii, akibainisha kwamba si wasichana tu bali pia wavulana wa kundi hilo la umri wapo kwenye hatari kubwa kutokana na mazingira yanayohimiza mahusiano ya kingono kati ya watu wa rika tofauti.
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Alarm as HIV prevalence doubles among girls aged 15-24 years in Tanzania
HIV incidences among young girls aged 15-24 years have alarmingly doubled, according to the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (Tacaids).
According to statistics, HIV infections among girls in this age group have increased from 14% in the 2016/17 period to 30% in 2022/23.
There was a decrease across other age groups except the 15-24-year population, and as of now, 1,548,000 Tanzanians are living with HIV.
Tacaids acting executive director, Dr Jerome Kamwela, said older men, specifically between 30 and 60 years, have been identified as a major contributing factor to the rising prevalence among young girls.
He said serious attention is required at the societal level, noting that not only girls but also boys in the same age group pose significant risks due to environmental factors that encourage sexual relationships between individuals of different age groups.
Kulingana na takwimu, maambukizi ya VVU kwa wasichana katika kundi hili la umri yameongezeka kutoka asilimia 14 katika kipindi cha 2016/17 hadi asilimia 30 katika kipindi cha 2022/23.
Kulikuwa na kupungua kwa maambukizi miongoni mwa makundi mengine ya umri isipokuwa kundi la umri wa miaka 15-24, na kwa sasa, Watanzania 1,548,000 wanaishi na VVU.
Kaimu mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Tacaids, Dkt. Jerome Kamwela, alisema wanaume wakubwa, hasa wenye umri kati ya miaka 30 na 60, wamebainika kuwa sababu kuu ya kuongezeka kwa maambukizi miongoni mwa wasichana wadogo.
Alisema kuna haja ya kuzingatia suala hili kwa umakini katika jamii, akibainisha kwamba si wasichana tu bali pia wavulana wa kundi hilo la umri wapo kwenye hatari kubwa kutokana na mazingira yanayohimiza mahusiano ya kingono kati ya watu wa rika tofauti.
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Alarm as HIV prevalence doubles among girls aged 15-24 years in Tanzania
HIV incidences among young girls aged 15-24 years have alarmingly doubled, according to the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (Tacaids).
According to statistics, HIV infections among girls in this age group have increased from 14% in the 2016/17 period to 30% in 2022/23.
There was a decrease across other age groups except the 15-24-year population, and as of now, 1,548,000 Tanzanians are living with HIV.
Tacaids acting executive director, Dr Jerome Kamwela, said older men, specifically between 30 and 60 years, have been identified as a major contributing factor to the rising prevalence among young girls.
He said serious attention is required at the societal level, noting that not only girls but also boys in the same age group pose significant risks due to environmental factors that encourage sexual relationships between individuals of different age groups.
