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The current AIDS in Ethiopia report is the 6th in the "AIDS in Ethiopia" series. The present edition reports the 2005 antenatal based site-level surveillance findings and estimates the HIV and AIDS status in the country. Based on reports taken from VCT centers, blood banks, and ART programs, the cumulative number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is about 1.32 million (45% male and 55% female). This results in a prevalence rate of 3.5% (3% among males and 4% among females; 10.5% urban and 1.9% rural areas) for the total estimated population of 73 million. The estimated number of new adult AIDS cases was 137,499. The number of new HIV infections was 128,922 (353 per day) including 30,338 HIV-positive births. Females accounted for 53.2% of new infections. There were 134,450 (368 per day) AIDS-related deaths including 20,929 children 0-14 years (83.6% under age five). Females accounted for 54.5% of AIDS-related deaths. The number of AIDS orphans aged 0-17 years reached 744,100. The number of PLWHAs in need of antiretroviral treatment (ART) was 277,757 including 43,055 (15.5%) children aged 0-14 years. Other publications related to the 6th Report include:
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