To browse Academia. Obijiofor Aginam. HIV is transmitted through exposure to infected blood and blood products and from infected mother to child during childbirth. The study reveals a prevalence rate of 2. It also reveals that social factors like poverty and prevailing gender relations contribute to infection and reinfection among People Living with AIDS and their partners.
Hi and Welcome to my Website Mikael Eriksson. Kate Butcher. Revista Colombia Internacional. An estimated 33 million people are today infected with HIV, many living in conflict or post conflict settings. Uniformed personnel as a vector of HIV, 2. Increased vulnerability to HIV infection in conflict and post-conflict environments, and 4.
HIV as an obstacle to peace building. These four theories are explored in the Colombian context. The theories 2 and 4 were less strong, mainly due to the relatively low HIV prevalence rate in Colombia.
Jennifer Butler. Relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature were also hand-searched, and key papers wer Colin McInnes. The argument that there is a link between conflict and the spread of HIV has become commonplace in both the academic and policy world. This article examines five key reasons offered for this link: the high HIV prevalence in many militaries; that conflict leads to migration which acts as a vector for the spread of the disease; the changes in sexual behaviour introduced by conflict, including increased incidence of rape; reduced health provision and support as a result of conflict; and the risks introduced in post-conflict settings.
The article argues that these reasons offer a poor explanation as to why HIV is spread in some conflicts but not others and develops a new model to explain when conflict might lead to the spread of HIV. This is particularly so for sub-Saharan Africa given the combination of an HIV pandemic in the region and high levels of violent conflict and state instability.
