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HIV Epidemic in Tanzania: The Possible Role of the Key Populations
HIV remains a public health concern in Tanzania and other Eastern and Southern African countries. Estimates show that there were about 1.4 million people living with HIV in Tanzania in the year 2013. HIV is a generalized epidemic in Tanzania with heterosexual transmission being the main route of tra...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28948049 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7089150 |
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author | Mpondo, Bonaventura C. T. Gunda, Daniel W. Kilonzo, Semvua B. |
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description | HIV remains a public health concern in Tanzania and other Eastern and Southern African countries. Estimates show that there were about 1.4 million people living with HIV in Tanzania in the year 2013. HIV is a generalized epidemic in Tanzania with heterosexual transmission being the main route of transmission. Recently, however, there has been growing concern on the potential role of the key populations in HIV epidemic in the country. Studies done have shown significantly higher HIV prevalence in these populations compared to the general population. These studies have also reported high risky behaviors among members of these populations. This review aims at discussing the possible role of the key populations in the HIV epidemic in Tanzania. |
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spelling | pubmed-56026452017-09-25 HIV Epidemic in Tanzania: The Possible Role of the Key Populations Mpondo, Bonaventura C. T. Gunda, Daniel W. Kilonzo, Semvua B. AIDS Res Treat Review Article HIV remains a public health concern in Tanzania and other Eastern and Southern African countries. Estimates show that there were about 1.4 million people living with HIV in Tanzania in the year 2013. HIV is a generalized epidemic in Tanzania with heterosexual transmission being the main route of transmission. Recently, however, there has been growing concern on the potential role of the key populations in HIV epidemic in the country. Studies done have shown significantly higher HIV prevalence in these populations compared to the general population. These studies have also reported high risky behaviors among members of these populations. This review aims at discussing the possible role of the key populations in the HIV epidemic in Tanzania. Hindawi 2017 2017-08-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5602645/ /pubmed/28948049 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7089150 Text en Copyright © 2017 Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Mpondo, Bonaventura C. T. Gunda, Daniel W. Kilonzo, Semvua B. HIV Epidemic in Tanzania: The Possible Role of the Key Populations |
title | HIV Epidemic in Tanzania: The Possible Role of the Key Populations |
title_full | HIV Epidemic in Tanzania: The Possible Role of the Key Populations |
title_fullStr | HIV Epidemic in Tanzania: The Possible Role of the Key Populations |
title_full_unstemmed | HIV Epidemic in Tanzania: The Possible Role of the Key Populations |
title_short | HIV Epidemic in Tanzania: The Possible Role of the Key Populations |
title_sort | hiv epidemic in tanzania: the possible role of the key populations |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28948049 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7089150 |
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