
AIDS cases in heterosexual contacts 2020-2021, by transmission category
Between 2020 and 2021, 382 new AIDS cases were reported in Italy. Among the AIDS cases reported by heterosexual individuals, three percent happened among heterosexual women having a partner who was an injecting drug user (IDU). According to the data, almost all of diagnosed AIDS cases among both heterosexual males and females were caused by promiscuous partners. This statistic shows the share of AIDS cases in heterosexual contacts in Italy between 2020 and 2021, by transmission category.