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02/02/2015
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According to Ministry of Health, the percentage of people who have had more than ten partners in life rose from 19% in 2004 to 44% in 2013
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Almost half (45%) of the sexually active population did not use condoms in casual sex in the last year. The data are from the Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of the Brazilian Population (PCAP), presented on Wednesday in Brasilia, during the launch of the campaign for the prevention of STDs and AIDS in Carnival.
The survey was conducted in 2013, with 12,000 people 15-64 years, representative sample of the population. This number remains stable in comparison with previous publications 52% in 2004, 47% in 2008 and 55% in 2013. There was also a significant increase in people who have had more than ten sexual partners in life. The percentage was 19% in 2004, rose to 26% in 2008 and reached 44% in 2013.
Campaign - Thus, the Ministry of Health created for Carnival a campaign focused on the use of condoms and testing and treatment for HIV, with the slogan #partiuteste, aimed at young people.
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Prevention - Since the 1980s, have been reported 757,000 cases of AIDS in Brazil. The epidemic in the country is stabilized, with detection rate of around 20.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This represents about 39,000 new cases a year. The mortality rate fell 13% in the last ten years, from 6.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (in 2003) to 5.7 cases (in 2013).
Last year, were distributed 6.4 million rapid tests for HIV, number 26% higher than the 4.7 million distributed in 2013. Of the approximately 734,000 people living with HIV and AIDS in Brazil today, 80% were diagnosed.
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