impact of Hiv and Aids on women in sub-sahara africa

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Impact of Hiv And Aids On Women In Sub-Sahara Africa

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS ) is a killer condition transmitted through direct contact with infected body fluids like blood and blood components , semen and vaginal secretion as well as through the breast milk . Most infections are through unsafe sexual intercourse though the mother to child through birth or breast milk also played a significant role . The major problem with Aids is that it has a long incubation period

of up to 10 years a period where an infected person can transmit it to others unknowingly One is said to suffer from Aids when the immune system has been highly compromised by HIV . A great challenge for the infected people in the sub-Saharan region is that they lack the access to antiretroviral medication which would suppress the replication of the HIV thus prolonging their lives . Cultural as well as economic barriers see them adversely affected by HIV AIDS . This discusses the impact of HIV AIDS on women in the sub Saharan Africa

The sub-Saharan Africa is one of the countries severely hit by the HIV AIDS pandemic and the women in the region suffer most due to the intense poverty rates in the region as well as the denial of property rights in the region . According to Avert organization as at 2007 approximately 22 million people in the Sub Saharan Africa were living with HIV . In the same year about...