HIV/AIDS
Tags: AIDS (Disease); HIV infections; MORTALITY; EPIDEMICS; PUBLIC health
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- Poverty, Sex and HIV. Nattrass, Nicoli // AIDS & Behavior;Oct2009, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p833
There is an ongoing debate about the relative importance of economic factors (notably poverty) and sexual behavior in driving the AIDS epidemic. This paper draws on relevant research and cross-country regression analysis to argue that the impact of economic determinants is dwarfed by contextual...
- HIV/AIDS. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: South Africa;Jun2005, p9
Provides information on the increasing number of HIV/AIDS cases in South Africa. Percentage of the 15-49 year old population infected by HIV in the country; Estimated number of new infections that occur each day in South Africa; Cost of the epidemic by 2010; Sectors that will be severely...
- AIDS and Africa - when will the epidemic level off. L�yt�nen, Markku // Fennia;2003, Vol. 181 Issue 1, p1
Discusses the epidemic of AIDS and HIV infection in Africa. Spread of the epidemic worldwide; Percentage of populations in subSaharan African countries that are infected of HIV; Importance of reliable statistics on the spread of AIDS and HIV infections in planning and modelling on when the...
- Epidemiologic trends of HIV/AIDS in Jamaica. Olukoga, Idowu A. // Revista Panamericana de Salud P�blica;May2004, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p358
Offers a look at the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Jamaica from 1982 to 2001. Age group with HIV/AIDS infections; Geographic distribution of HIV/AIDS epidemics; Determinants of the epidemic.
- Chapter 1: A Manageable Catastrophe. Waal, Alex de // AIDS & Power: Why There is No Political Crisis Yet;2006, p1
Chapter 1 of the book "AIDS and Power: Why There Is No Political Crisis--Yet," is presented. It explores the socio-political impact of the African AIDS epidemic world over. Information is given that it has increased the mortality levels of adults in their prime, 20-40 years. However, it is...
- Epidemiological characteristics of HIV/AIDS in west China. Zhi Hu; Xia Qin; Min-Zhen Zhu; Sen Yang; Xue-Jun Zhang // International Journal of STD & AIDS;May2006, Vol. 17 Issue 5, p324
China is facing a major crisis because of the increasing epidemic of HIV/AIDS, especially in the western areas. The purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding of the crisis by analysing the published literature on the epidemiology, demographic features, routes of infection, and risk...
- How to combat HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for the Government. // ICPS Newsletter;9/10/2007, Vol. 376 Issue 29, p1
The article discusses government recommendations that identify the areas that need improvement in terms of developing, implementing and monitoring HIV/AIDS policy in Ukraine. Report says that Ukraine continues to be in first place in Europe in terms of the incidence of HIV/AIDS and the pace of...
- A STUDY OF HIV-1 GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: 1986-2007. Linka, Marek; Bruckov�, Marie; Mal�, Marek; Vandasov�, Jana; Stankov�, Marie; Reini�, Milan // Central European Journal of Public Health;2008, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p175
Background: The global HIV/AIDS epidemic consists of a number of regional epidemics caused by different HIV-1 subtypes prevailing in different regions. Objectives: To study changes in genetic diversity of HIV-1 strains isolated in the Czech Republic (CR) over a more than twenty-year period...
- Japan's response to HIV. Cameron, Sally // HIV Australia;Jul-Sep2005, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p13
Provides information on HIV/AIDS epidemic in Japan. Reasons behind the lack of interest of the Japanese government in supporting HIV prevention initiatives; Information on how the epidemic of HIV began in Japan, many of them originated from hemophiliacs who were infected by contaminated blood...
