Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : Understanding the Scourge of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa | Journal of the International AIDS Society BioMed Central Open Access Review article Understanding the Scourge of HIV AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa Joseph Inungu 1 and Sarah Karl2 Address 1Professor School of Health Sciences Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant Michigan and 2student School of Health Sciences Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant Michigan Corresponding author Published 9 November 2006 Journal of the International AIDS Society 2006 8 30 This article is available from http content 8 4 30 Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world that has been hit hardest by the HIV epidemic. To fight the spread of HIV in the continent it is necessary to know and effectively address the factors that drive the spread of HIV. The purpose of this article is to review the factors associated with the spread of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and to propose 6 essential activities which we refer to by the acronym ESCAPER to help curb the spread of HIV AIDS in Africa. Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa contains just over 10 of the world s population but is home to nearly two thirds of the world s HIV AIDS cases. An estimated million people in Africa became newly infected with HIV in 2005 while million adults and children died of AIDS. 1 Sub-Saharan Africa is the epicenter of the HIV AIDS pandemic and faces an unprecedented devastation. 2-4 Africa is home to 95 of all mother-to-child transmissions of HIV and claims approximately 15 million orphans. 3 4 The spread of HIV AIDS has reversed all progress in health education life expectancy and standards of living that Africa has made since the 1950s. 5 Although the accuracy of HIV estimates in Africa has been challenged in recent years experts estimate that on the basis of the current rate of increase the number of HIV cases will reach 3035 million by 2010. 6 Unfortunately until very recently only less than 1 of HIV-infected people in Africa have had access to antiretroviral therapy. .
