Within the rapidly progressing pandemic of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) Sub-Saharan Africa plays a disproportionally large role. The reported data indicate …

As the epidemic of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in sub-Saharan Africa
enters its second decade, much has been learned about the distribution and determinants of …

More than two decades ago, HIV/AIDS started in just few isolated cases and has spiralled
into the most important epidemic in the trend of history. Today, HIV/AIDS has continued to be …

The world region likely to record the greatest number of AIDS deaths is sub-Saharan Africa,
where most transmission of the HIV virus is heterosexual. Drawing extensively on the …

The potential expansion of the HIV epidemic and its cultural impact in sub-Saharan Africa
are vast. Projections under conservative assumptions suggest that the toll of AIDS will reach …

With recent implementation of studies specifically designed to empirically assess the
contribution of both sexual and blood-borne exposures to local HIV transmission in sub …

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of HIV infection in the Manya Krobo District, Ghana,
and its potential link to the building of the Akosombo dam. Methods: A questionnaire and a …

Sexual violence is an epidemic that often overlaps with the AIDS pandemic and is often a
cause and consequence of the spread of HIV/AIDS amongst women and girls. Presently …

HIV infection in Africa is primarily acquired through heterosexual activity, accounting for up
to 80% of cases. Prostitutes and sexually promiscuous individuals are at particularly high …

The mere association of the words sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS,
and sexuality, to Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in any discussion, social or academic …