PubMed · 2001 · 23 citations · 0 references
Public HealthHealth PolicyInfectious DiseasesGlobal Health PolicyHiv ControlHiv PreventionHiv EpidemiologyPrevention Of Sexual TransmissionSexual ExploitationStructural Interventions For Hiv PreventionHiv Transmission DynamicsHiv Transmission ReductionInternational Fund Management
This commentary outlines several determinants that spread the transmission of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. These include armed conflicts rape poverty- fueled prostitution social denial of AIDS and poor social value placed on fidelity. The author notes that the establishment of an international fund spearheaded by the UN Secretary General a strategy is feasible in order to target the determinants fuelling the spread of HIV/AIDS.