AIDS in Africa

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Not all countries in the world are fortunate to have the knowledge and medical assistance to prevent the spread of AIDS. Africa is one continent that is struggling with this devastating disease. This paper includes possible theories on how AIDS has spread all over Africa and which areas are more specifically affected. It talks about the social and cultural factors that affect and cause the spread of AIDS.

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"The most common problem with battling AIDS is often the people it targets. Among the groups for AIDS, homosexuals, IV drug users and blood transfusions patients are targeted risk groups, but are indeed not that largest. The largest area would predominantly be the heterosexual sex. The male to female ratio of persons infected with HIV is close to 15:1 in most developed countries. The ratio in Africa is 1:1 (Baldauf 1997). By having men and women equally infected with the HIV virus in sub-Saharan Africa, the virus is more likely to spread through families and especially to children."

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