The prevalence is based on sub- Saharan Africa because many sites have statistics on sub-Saharan Africa; the percentage counts adults 15 - 49. Also the latest in statics is in 2011 Central Africa is comprised of 11 countries with different rates of AIDS. Chad has a 3.1 percent, Cameroon 4.6, Central African Republic 4.6, Gabon 5.0, Congo 3.3, Democratic Republic of Congo (2009) 1.2 - 1.6, Angola 2.1, Sao Tome and Principe has no known percentage, Equatorial Guinea 4.7. The total amounts to 28.6 or 29 percent of Central Africa in sub-Saharan Africa. East Africa has 10 countries. Tanzania 5.8, Burundi 1.3, Rwanda 2.9, Uganda 7.2, Sudan has no known percentage, Ethiopia has no known percentage, Eritrea 0.6, Djibouti has no known number, Somalia has no known number, Kenya 6.2. The total amounts to 24 percent of East Africa in sub-Saharan Africa (HIV & Aids Statistics, 2012). There is another source for statistics; however, it does not provide percentages for each country. Sub-Saharan Africa has 24.7 million people effected in 2013 (Fact Sheet 2014). The 2011 statistics had shown 23,500,000 people(HIV & Aids Statistics, 2012). This website was created in the United Kingdom and the UK is slowly declining in the support of Africa; sub-Saharan Africa dropped in 9.7 percent which is 3.07 billion pounds (Tran, 2013). This event may be the reason for the statistics not being the latest.
Tran, M. (2013, April 24). UK aid to Africa falls sharply. Retrieved April 18, 2015, from http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jun/25/uk-aid-africa-falls-sharply
Africa HIV & AIDS Statistics. (2012, January 1). Retrieved April 18, 2015, from http://www.avert.org/africa-hiv-aids-statistics.htm
Fact Sheet 2014. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2015, from http://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/factsheet/2014/20140716_FactSheet_en.pdf
There are many factors for the spread of HIV in Africa; poverty, famine, low status of women, resistance to sexual behavior change, high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, old beliefs, lack of recreational facilities, ignorance to HIV, child and adult prostitution, risk of HIV in blood transfusion, circumcision, illiteracy and female genital cutting ,and polygamy (Nyindo, 2005) Conflict between Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and others are a source; sexual violence increases with women not being able to protect themselves. For children, poverty leads to prostitution. A large number of Africans don't believe or have never seen AIDS. Also fidelity is not common, since the rules are to share everything. Everything would mean women too (Ateka, 2001)
Nyindo, M. (2005, January 1). Result Filters. Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16122111
Ateka, G. (2001, January 1). Factors in HIV/AIDS transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2566723/pdf/11799450.pdf
The prevalence is based on sub- Saharan Africa because many sites have statistics on sub-Saharan Africa; the percentage counts adults 15 - 49. Also the latest in statics is in 2011 Central Africa is comprised of 11 countries with different rates of AIDS. Chad has a 3.1 percent, Cameroon 4.6, Central African Republic 4.6, Gabon 5.0, Congo 3.3, Democratic Republic of Congo (2009) 1.2 - 1.6, Angola 2.1, Sao Tome and Principe has no known percentage, Equatorial Guinea 4.7. The total amounts to 28.6 or 29 percent of Central Africa in sub-Saharan Africa. East Africa has 10 countries. Tanzania 5.8, Burundi 1.3, Rwanda 2.9, Uganda 7.2, Sudan has no known percentage, Ethiopia has no known percentage, Eritrea 0.6, Djibouti has no known number, Somalia has no known number, Kenya 6.2. The total amounts to 24 percent of East Africa in sub-Saharan Africa (HIV & Aids Statistics, 2012). There is another source for statistics; however, it does not provide percentages for each country. Sub-Saharan Africa has 24.7 million people effected in 2013 (Fact Sheet 2014). The 2011 statistics had shown 23,500,000 people(HIV & Aids Statistics, 2012). This website was created in the United Kingdom and the UK is slowly declining in the support of Africa; sub-Saharan Africa dropped in 9.7 percent which is 3.07 billion pounds (Tran, 2013). This event may be the reason for the statistics not being the latest.
ReplyDeleteTran, M. (2013, April 24). UK aid to Africa falls sharply. Retrieved April 18, 2015, from http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jun/25/uk-aid-africa-falls-sharply
Africa HIV & AIDS Statistics. (2012, January 1). Retrieved April 18, 2015, from http://www.avert.org/africa-hiv-aids-statistics.htm
Fact Sheet 2014. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2015, from http://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/factsheet/2014/20140716_FactSheet_en.pdf
Hi Helen, these rates are pretty high compared to the Western Hemisphere. What is contributing to the rapid spread of HIV in Africa?
DeleteThere are many factors for the spread of HIV in Africa; poverty, famine, low status of women, resistance to sexual behavior change, high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, old beliefs, lack of recreational facilities, ignorance to HIV, child and adult prostitution, risk of HIV in blood transfusion, circumcision, illiteracy and female genital cutting ,and polygamy (Nyindo, 2005) Conflict between Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and others are a source; sexual violence increases with women not being able to protect themselves. For children, poverty leads to prostitution. A large number of Africans don't believe or have never seen AIDS. Also fidelity is not common, since the rules are to share everything. Everything would mean women too (Ateka, 2001)
ReplyDeleteNyindo, M. (2005, January 1). Result Filters. Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16122111
Ateka, G. (2001, January 1). Factors in HIV/AIDS transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2566723/pdf/11799450.pdf