Information about AIDS
According to the United Nations, 2.5 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa are
living with HIV or AIDS.
26% of Zimbabweans are living with HIV or AIDS, the highest occurrence of all
African countries.
Why is AIDS the leading cause of death in Africa?
 | many
youth are sexually active
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| casual
partners and non-monogamous relationships spread HIV
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| condoms
and other contraceptives are not often used because of social stigmas and
lack of availability
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| there’s
a high number of sexually transmitted disease - having an STD
substantially increases the risk of contracting HIV
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| many
pregnant women are HIV-positive and pass the virus onto their children
(AZT, a drug that decreases the possibility of passing HIV through
pregnancy, is not available to most African women)
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| people
are not often tested for HIV due to a lack of availability and social
stigmas of having HIV and AIDS
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| there
is a lack of sexual health and AIDS education
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| many
parts of Africa have little or no health care programs
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