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In a very alarming trend Indo Asian News Service staff writer Sangzuala Hmar has reported through the news agency how the virus is spreading in the state through sex outside marriage. BTW, many websites have picked up the news-piece.

By Sangzuala Hmar

Aizawl, Sep 3 (IANS) Health officials in Mizoram are worried over recent data that points to promiscuous sex among married people as one of the primary reasons behind the spread of HIV/AIDS in the northeastern state.

The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) in a recent report said 554 of the total 1,910 people living with HIV/AIDS in Mizoram were in the age group of 30-39. “This is not the age group of intravenous drug users and naturally the main mode of transmission could be sex with multiple partners,” said K. Ropari, project director of the Mizoram State Aids Control Society (MSACS). Read more from Khabrein.info

The report also added:

Mizoram is listed as the seventh highest HIV/AIDS prevalent state in India with the northeast considered a high-risk zone.

Mizoram is the seventh highest HIV/AIDS prevalent state in the country simply because the number of people living with AIDS in proportion to the whole population(1.2 million) in the state could be quite high.

To contain and prevent further spread of the deadly disease, Churches, NGOs and other social organisations too are working with Mizoram State Aids Control Society (MSACS), according to K. Ropari, the project Director.