Open AccessUnderstanding the Scourge of HIV/AIDS in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Author(s) -
Inungu Joseph,
Karl Sarah
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of the international aids society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.724
H-Index - 62
ISSN - 1758-2652
DOI - 10.1186/1758-2652-8-4-30
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , acronym , virology , developing country , environmental health , economic growth , philosophy , linguistics , economics
Sub‐Saharan Africa is the part of the world that has been hit hardest by the HIV epidemic. To fight the spread of HIV in the continent, it is necessary to know and effectively address the factors that drive the spread of HIV. The purpose of this article is to review the factors associated with the spread of the HIV epidemic in sub‐Saharan Africa and to propose 6 essential activities, which we refer to by the acronym “ESCAPER,” to help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa.