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The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jamaica

DOI

35

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0

References

1995

Year

J. Peter Figueroa, A R Brathwaite, Elizabeth Ward, M Ducasse, Inge Tscharf Orville Nembhard, Evadne Williams
AIDS

Abstract

HIV infection was introduced into Jamaica from abroad through several different routes including the Jamaican homosexual community, migrant farmworkers, female prostitutes, and informal commercial importers. HIV transmission is well established locally and is spreading more rapidly in Western Jamaica and along the North Coast, which may reflect increased sexual activity associated with tourism. Although awareness of AIDS and HIV is high and condom use has increased considerably, there are no grounds for complacency concerning the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jamaica.