THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Women's Commission has urged the state government to make HIV tests mandatory for wannabe couples. The panel says it finds alarming the predicament of women who become AIDS victims because of their husbands and such a test would act as an effective preventive measure.
"Many women, mostly poor, come to us complaining that they've been infected by their partners. After hearing their difficulties, we decided to conduct a study to go into the problem," Justice D Sreedevi, commission chairperson said.
The study revealed that the number of men getting married keeping their infection a secret has only increased. Women who get infected have to go through an ordeal and at least 70% of them are sacked by their employers. Most of these women earn Rs 1,000 or less.
"Given these problems, we felt the best possible solution would be to make HIV test mandatory before marriage. The government should make a law to ensure this," Justice Sreedevi said.
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