Factors Influencing the Rise in Incidence of Heterosexual Transmission In the African-American Population
| Autor: | Wilson, Natalie L. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| DOI: | 10.17615/tkn0-0b43 |
| Popis: | The primary period of the HIV infection along with cultural behaviors have public health implications on infectiousness within the African American population in the United States. The incidence of HIV infections determined by heterosexual transmission continues to rise. HIV continues to spread and cause Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) that claims the lives of almost 315,000 since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. That is 35% of the 816,000 of the AIDS deaths reported.1 Social networks within the black community are a key determinant of HIV transmission. Understanding cultural determinants will help target interventions to control HIV infection and mitigate the impact that HIV is having on the African American culture in the United States. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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