Correlation Between Hiv And The Prevalence Of Hiv

HIV and AIDS have had a great impacted throughout varies countries. As an illness with no none cure, it is essential to promote prevention among those at risk. Thailand’s “No Condom, NO sex: The 100% Condom program” was successful at greatly reducing the cases of new HIV infection cases (Levine, 2007, p.10). Thailand’s program has the advantage to serve as a building block to many other countries experiencing high levels of HIV/AIDS infection, but is limited due to

A recent study by Graham et al (2013) in determining barriers to antiretroviral therapy for men who have sex with men in Coastal Kenya (MSM) found that MSM men and heterosexual men experienced poor weight gain and suboptimal CD 4 cell count (p<0.001 there is strong evidence of statistical significance however a p value greater than 0.05 would mean the result is not statistically significant (Finney, 2009). This article projects a vigorous analysis of statistical data collected and the correlation of the data using p values, thus proving the findings for the study to be reliable and dependable.

Gender differences and its inevitable double standard are apparent among young women and men when it comes to practicing safe sex in order to protect against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Something different is expected from each gender, and men continue to possess the sexual hegemony that they have for centuries. Men are expected to give full disclosure of sexual history to their female partner and women are expected to have no sexual

The fact is that gay men have more risk of contracting HIV than heterosexual men and heterosexual women. They belong to the risk group because of the peculiarities of their lifestyle ("HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men" para.4) and that is why gay man should be give some special attention in terms of the struggle with HIV ("Three reasons gay guys are more likely to get HIV" para. 1). Having managed to introduce simple and efficient preventive measures, society will be able to control the spread of HIV and save millions of life ("HIV prevention programmes" para. 2). With this in mind, it is possible to say that the work with the risk groups should never be stopped for people who belong to them realize the great importance and treat of HIV ("The epidemiology of HIV in gay men and other men who have sex with men" para.7) and contribute to the development of the efficient tool to fight with this

Morris et al (2016) conducted a study to estimate the prevalence of male circumcision in different countries as well as world-wide. According to this study, the global prevalence of circumcision is about 38.65%, and that of China, with the world’s largest population is around 14%. The percentage of circumcised males in the United States is 71.2%. It was found that cultural and religious factors played a major role in male circumcision than the awareness of health benefits. Most circumcisions in different countries, especially in Muslims, Jews, North Americans, and tribal Africans, are performed for social, cultural and religious reasons. It is estimated that 68% of the circumcised men are Muslims, making them the largest religious group to practice male circumcision.

In the first place, a summary is necessary in better understanding the main points of this over 1500-word article. Initially, the author gave out two contending views on the use of condoms in Africa: one is that condom distribution is among the most effective ways to control the spread of AIDS and the other is that condoms are useless and even one cause of high HIV transmission rate in this region. Then, he raises the question whether condoms really stop AIDS and gradually explains his reason for agreeing with the latter view. As for him, there is only one simple reason: Condoms provide a false sense of security to the users; therefore they keep using them without being aware of the high risks. According to him, instead of

It was already stated that the HIV/AIDS epidemic impacts persons regardless of sex, age, race/ethnic group and/or geographic region in Ohio, but certain populations seem to be more impacted than others. There are 11, 544,225 people living in Ohio. 80% are white, 12% are black, 3% are Hispanic, and less than 2% are Asian. Each year in Ohio, about 1,000 people are diagnosed with HIV. In 2013, 1,180 people were diagnosed. Overall, there are almost 20,000 known to be living with HIV/AIDS in Ohio. (Britton, 2014) Of these races, the rate of black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.7 times that of white males and the rate of black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 12.6 times that of white females.

The South African youth is the most affected demographic in sexually transmitted diseases due to the high number of cases it presents. According to the UNAIDS, it is this age group of the population that has shown the highest HIV prevalence over time. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like Herpes and HPV within the South African youth are also associated to the transmission of HIV because both of them increase the risk of infection. Furthermore, this interrelation between HIV and other STDs helps explain the HIV epidemic in South Africa.

This study is a prospective, special exposure cohort study. The study population will include HIV seropositive pregnant women, postpartum women within 6 weeks after delivery (due to the fact that most HIV-infected pregnant women do not usually come back for postpartum visits after delivery), and infants of seropositive pregnant women till 6 months old in Gambia. The study will be conducted in three years. The prevalence of HIV among women in Gambia is higher (7.6 per 1000) than other West African countries (3.1 per 1000). Our eligibility criteria include reproductive ages of women from 15-45 years old, HIV seropositive pregnant women, and participants from the three regions of Brikama, Janjanbureh, and Basse In Gambia (unicef, 2013). We intend recruiting 224~250 participants, based on the sample size calculation below (to accommodate potential losses to follow ups), nationwide in urban hospital clinics from the largest antenatal centers in Gambia (Please send me the correct link [2]). An informed consent will be obtained and signed by participants. Afterwards, a detailed questionnaire about their demographic variables, physical examination findings, HIV staging, and mode of delivery, breastfeeding and laboratory tests will be performed (Lambert et al., 1997). The specimen will be collected and stored, and the women will be seen on subsequent antenatal or postnatal visits for follow up. The selection

It’s advisable for people to practice safe sex. This will lead to prevention of the exchange of body and virginal fluids and this increases chances of getting infections. Research has it that oral sex is much less risky than anal or vaginal sex (Balmer, 1993). Anal sex is the most risky type of sex for the spread of HIV

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The article "Statistical modeling of social risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases among female youths in Nigeria" by Ayo Stephen Adebowale et al (2013) points out that the social conditions in low income countries together with a limited education in the area of sexual education are some of the primary causes for the lack of control over the spread of STDs. The research was conducted in Nigeria and revealed that statistics differ according to age, access to facilities, and state of wealth, education, and contraceptive use, among other factors.

The major cause of HIV/AIDS among young people is unprotected sex. Many young people are failing to use condoms during sexual activity. As an illustration, “In a 2013 survey in the United States, of the 34 percent of high school students reporting sexual intercourse in the previous 3 months, 41 percent did not use a condom” (Center for Disease Control [CDC], 2015). A large number of sexually active students in this survey

Men who have sex with men (MSM) and HIV in India- prevalence: 4.4%. In 2009, the Delhi High Court had decriminalised same sex conduct. However, in December 2013, India 's Supreme Court recriminalised adult same sex sexual conduct, which limits the access of HIV prevention and treatment for MSM. (4)

Moreover, 93% of females can transmit the AIDS virus to males during unprotected sex. Furthermore, 94% of the combined sample recognized that the AIDS virus can be transmitted through heterosexual relations. In addition, Rodgers and Rolle state that only 32% of the sexually active combined sample ensured that they always used condoms during sex. This means that 68% of the sexually active adolescents in this survey are conducting in unprotected sex which can very well, lead to AIDS. It is evident that in this age group, these is reckless and irresponsible engagement in sexual activity which has led to the dangerous AIDS epidemic.