Uganda: HIV Infection Highest in Marriage

Kampala — TWO thirds of the people who become infected with HIV in Uganda are married men and women, according to a status report presented to Parliament last World AIDS Day.

Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye, who presented the report, says many of these become infected as a result of extra-marital affairs. Others become infected because they have unknowingly married an HIV-infected partner. "In Uganda, only 13% of adults know their status," says Tumwesigye, who chairs the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS.

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