Chuuk HIV and STI Behavioral Survey with Women who Exchange Sex for Money or Goods 2011

A total of 35 positive HIV cases were confirmed in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as of December 2007 (UNAIDS 2008). The majority (62.8%) of these cases were aged between 25-44 years and 68.5% were male. The main mode of transmission is via heterosexual intercourse. Chuuk accounts for the majority of HIV positive cases in FSM, with a total of 22 cases having been detected up to the time of writing this report. Three of the 22 people who have tested positive a still alive.