Understanding the Scourge of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world that has been hit hardest by the HIV epidemic. To fight the spread of HIV in the continent, it is necessary to know and effectively address the factors that drive the spread of HIV. The purpose of this article is to review the factors associated with the s...

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Autores principales: Inungu, Joseph, Karl, Sarah
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The International AIDS Society 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2765908/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-2652-8-4-30
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description Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world that has been hit hardest by the HIV epidemic. To fight the spread of HIV in the continent, it is necessary to know and effectively address the factors that drive the spread of HIV. The purpose of this article is to review the factors associated with the spread of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and to propose 6 essential activities, which we refer to by the acronym "ESCAPER," to help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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spelling pubmed-27659082009-10-23 Understanding the Scourge of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa Inungu, Joseph Karl, Sarah J Int AIDS Soc Review Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world that has been hit hardest by the HIV epidemic. To fight the spread of HIV in the continent, it is necessary to know and effectively address the factors that drive the spread of HIV. The purpose of this article is to review the factors associated with the spread of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and to propose 6 essential activities, which we refer to by the acronym "ESCAPER," to help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. The International AIDS Society 2006-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2765908/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-2652-8-4-30 Text en
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