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AIDS and Orphans in Uganda: Geographical and Gender Interpretations of Household Resources

ISSN: 0362-3319.
Journal from gdlhub / 2017-08-14 12:04:24
Oleh : HELEN RUTH ASPAAS, Utah State University (aspaas@cc.usu.edu)
Dibuat : 2012-06-19, dengan 1 file

Keyword : AIDS and Orphans in Uganda: Geographical and Gender Interpretations of Household Resources
Subjek : AIDS and Orphans in Uganda: Geographical and Gender Interpretations of Household Resources
Sumber pengambilan dokumen : Internet

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), which results from HIV (human immunodeficiency


virus), has attained pandemic proportions in sub-Saharan Africa where it is


spread primarily by heterosexual contact. Individual adults may have multiple sexual


partners. Many men have relations with commercial sex workers who also have multiple


clients. Because of limited access to health care, sexually transmitted diseases remain


untreated, which in turn increases the likelihood of acquiring the virus from an infected


partner (Caldwell, 1995). Large urban areas are estimated to have 20–30% seroprevalence,


and rates between 5% and 20% are reported outside of the urban areas. Two-thirds


of the world’s HIV/AIDS victims live in a region that has come to be known as the AIDS


belt which includes Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.The government of Uganda estimated that by 1993, 1.5 million of the country’s 16.5


million Ugandans were infected with HIV. Ninety percent of the reported cases were


adults between 15 and 45 years old. AIDS is the leading cause of death for this cohort.


Although the sex ratio is roughly parity among reported cases, more females than males


are reported infected among the population under 30 years of age (Uganda AIDS


Commission [UAC], 1993).

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