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The Status of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) Infection among Youth Aged 15-24 Years in Malawi and Kenya

The Status of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) Infection among Youth Aged 15-24 Years in Malawi and Kenya
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摘要 HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) prevalence in Malawi is one of the highest in the world, with 10.3% of population living with HIV. Kenya has a prevalence rate of 6% and with 1.6 million people living with HIV infection. The broad objective of the study was to assess the proportion of youth aged 15-24 years affected by HIV in Malawi and Kenya. This was a descriptive study design. Data were mainly collected from reports from government, World Bank, World Health Organization and UN agencies. Graphs, tables and charts have been used to present statistics. Data for specific age cohort were hard to find and hence, data were used for general HIV and AIDS with special attention to the youth where possible. In Kenya, HIV prevalence among young women jumps three folds from 2.8% of 15-17 year olds to 8.3% among 23-24 year olds. In Malawi, around 2,100 young people and adolescents are infected with HIV every day. In 2013, four million young people aged 15-24 were living with HIV, with 29% aged under 19 years. This age group includes school going youths, newly employed, economically productive and sexually active group. HIV prevalence in Malawi has been declining over time among persons aged 15-19 years from 16.4% in 1999 to 11.8 % in 2004 to 10.6% in 2010 and 10.3% in 2016. However, in Kenya, the trend of HIV prevalence reached its peak of 10.55% in 1995-1996 after which it declined to 6.7% in 2003 and has been stable since then.
出处 《Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering(B)》 2017年第7期380-386,共7页 环境科学与工程(B)
关键词 HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) prevalence INFECTION transmission descriptive study design Pearsoncorrelation. 艾滋病毒感染 人类免疫缺陷病毒 肯尼亚 马拉维 HIV 世界卫生组织 联合国机构 艾滋病病毒
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