Aids in Africa

The following are facts cited in “Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome” by Gerald J. Stine. Worldwide, about 9,000 persons a day become HIV-infected. The majority of all HIV infections worldwide occur in people ages 15-24. Over 1 million people die of AIDS each year. The number of HIV-infections worldwide has tripled since 1990! It is estimated that there will be a 20% decline in population in East Africa by the year 2001 due to AIDS (Stine, 360). “AIDS is the leading cause …

…wife is persistent in condom use, she is threatened with the husband leaving her for another female. In which case, the wife would then be put out on the streets to face starvation or begin prostitution. This cycle can only be broken by education, which may not be enough still. Works Cited Baer, Hans., et al. “Medical Anthropology and the World System.” A Critical Perspective Ch. 8: p159-269. Stine, Gerald J. “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome…