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Health Disparities Of Botswana And The United States

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Abstract There are Health disparities in Botswana and the United States. The lack of information and misinformation about reproductive health has caused issues with women and their health. The main issue that was found was the prevalence in of STI’s, especially HIV. It is continuing to increase in the number of people infected. The purpose of the paper is to explore some reasons why the issues are continuing to arise and also suggestions on how to combat them. Through research it was found that many social aspects could be correlated to the overall reason of not being sexually healthy. This paper will start with giving general statistics that will describe each population, followed by some key issues found in the research and conclude …show more content…

It is a rich country filled tradition and customs based a long and somewhat harsh history. Today the people of Botswana believe heavily in the family structure and stress the importance of marriage. Their deep rooted traditions also have effect on how sex is viewed and how it is discussed; both of which coincide with the overall reproductive health of the people. Description of the Group Botswana is a developing Sub Saharan country in South Africa. The surrounding countries around Botswana are Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. According to the Botswana demographic profile the most spoken language is Setswana, which is spoken by 78.2% of the population. The languages Kalanga, Sekgalagadi and English are also spoken with English being used only by 2.1% of the population. The population is 2,155,784 people with 1.26% population growth rate. The ethnic groups that are in this country are Tswana at 79% followed by Kalanga and Basarwa. The major religious groups are Christian and Badimo. The United States as well as Botswana have a large Christian population and also use the English language. The school life expectancy for both male and female is 12 years old. Education level of the people in this country is a factor in predicting whether or not the citizens will practice healthy living. The following statistics will give a broad over view of the health of the population as it relates to the overall topic of

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