Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a collection of symptoms and infections/syndromes that arise from damage to the human immune system due to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Based on data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) published by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), Central Java had the highest number of AIDS sufferers in Indonesia in 2020, reaching 1,387 people.
The second highest number of AIDS sufferers was in Papua, with 874 people in the previous year. West Java followed with 836 AIDS sufferers.
Furthermore, the number of AIDS sufferers in Bali was recorded at 830 people. Then, West Papua and East Java had 783 and 495 AIDS sufferers respectively.
Of the 34 provinces in Indonesia, almost all, or 33 provinces, had AIDS sufferers in 2020. Only Gorontalo was recorded as having no AIDS sufferers in the previous year.
Based on risk factors, most AIDS sufferers were infected through heterosexual contact, namely 6,016 people. Then, the number of AIDS sufferers infected through homosexual contact was recorded at 1,558 people.
The number of AIDS sufferers infected through non-sterile needles was 506 people. Other risk factors include prenatal transmission (171 people), bisexual contact (146 people), blood transfusion (11 people), other (66 people), and 165 people with unknown transmission methods.