KATHMANDU, Oct 14: Chitwan has recorded 80 new HIV cases over the past nine months, according to health officials.
The cases were detected through screenings of 223 people conducted by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) at Bharatpur Hospital. During the same period, 91 patients started antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, bringing the total number receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) through the foundation to 1,293.
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Dr. Pramod Paudel, a physician at the hospital, said sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were detected in 52 people during screenings of 1,161 individuals.
Tuberculosis (TB) was also found in 15 of the 148 people who underwent sputum tests, he said.
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