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World AIDS Day – Loosing Impact In Developing Countries
- By Jennifer McVey
- Published September 8th, 2008
- Sex Education
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According to a new research, men are involved in sex with other men as their partners are at high risk of AIDS, specially in developing countries.
It is a fact that as far as the developed countries are concerned, this particular issue has been publicly discussed and addressed, but the ratio of “Men Sex Men” (MSM) is low in most of the “less” as well as “middle-income” countries. It can be because of the fact that there are certain laws against homosexuality.
According to various studies that were conducted at the Johns Hopkins University, it has been reported the prevalence of HIV is in 38 low and middle-income countries in that are located all over Asia, Africa, the Americas, as well as Eastern Europe.
An increased level of risk factor has been found in MSM, no matter what the income level in of these countries is or no matter what is the amount of illicit drug that has been used by them.
Overall, it has been proved that those Men who are involved in intercourse with Men as their partners, (MSM) are about 20 times more likely to be infected with HIV than any other person.
According to the authors, it has been said
that national AIDS prevention programs should include MSM in developing countries as this would help in curbing the transmission of HIV in this population.
According to one more study, it has been found that three key times, when the women in Africa, who go for an HIV test during pregnancy, are likely to inform their partners the results at the end of pregnancy, at the start of weaning, as well as when a women resumes having sex with her male partner.
A research that was conducted in France shows that a very less number of women infected with HIV inform their male partners about it two years after childbirth.
Those women who did not inform their partners did so at those three key times.
Many women are so afraid in informing their partners that they have HIV as this situation could lead to accusations of infidelity or a loss of housing or food.
According to various studies, it has been stated that the partners of the HIV-positive women who did inform their status were more likely to go for an HIV test than those who had not been informed at all. So it is very vital to target the three key times in order to have counseling that could enable these women to inform their status and to encourage their partners to go for an HIV test.
It is a fact that as far as the developed countries are concerned, this particular issue has been publicly discussed and addressed, but the ratio of “Men Sex Men” (MSM) is low in most of the “less” as well as “middle-income” countries. It can be because of the fact that there are certain laws against homosexuality.
According to various studies that were conducted at the Johns Hopkins University, it has been reported the prevalence of HIV is in 38 low and middle-income countries in that are located all over Asia, Africa, the Americas, as well as Eastern Europe.
An increased level of risk factor has been found in MSM, no matter what the income level in of these countries is or no matter what is the amount of illicit drug that has been used by them.
Overall, it has been proved that those Men who are involved in intercourse with Men as their partners, (MSM) are about 20 times more likely to be infected with HIV than any other person.
According to the authors, it has been said
According to one more study, it has been found that three key times, when the women in Africa, who go for an HIV test during pregnancy, are likely to inform their partners the results at the end of pregnancy, at the start of weaning, as well as when a women resumes having sex with her male partner.
A research that was conducted in France shows that a very less number of women infected with HIV inform their male partners about it two years after childbirth.
Those women who did not inform their partners did so at those three key times.
Many women are so afraid in informing their partners that they have HIV as this situation could lead to accusations of infidelity or a loss of housing or food.
According to various studies, it has been stated that the partners of the HIV-positive women who did inform their status were more likely to go for an HIV test than those who had not been informed at all. So it is very vital to target the three key times in order to have counseling that could enable these women to inform their status and to encourage their partners to go for an HIV test.