Document 1829
 DOCN  M94A1829
 TI    The spread of HIV/AIDS and its consequences in Africa: the Tanzania
       experience.
 DT    9412
 AU    Bazira I; Medical Aid Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):441 (abstract no. PD0373). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370746
 AB    OBJECTIVE: (1) To explore on how HIV/AIDS spread to Tanzania and to
       establish the magnitudes of HIV infected persons, AIDS-death and
       AIDS-orphans. (2) To assess the economic problems caused by AIDS
       illness, AIDS-death and burials. METHODS: From 1988 to 1993 a research
       was conducted in the most affected regions of Tanzamia. Data was
       collected from 7,000 villages and from the reports at the Ministry of
       Health in order to establish the magnitude of HIV infected population,
       AIDS-deaths and AIDS orphans; and to assess AIDS consequences on
       society. RESULTS: HIV spread to Tanzania from the Uganda border during
       the 1978/79 War. First AIDS-death suspects were realised in some
       villages of Bukoba/Muleba Districts in 1981/82 followed by HIV clinical
       diagnosis in 1983. To-date 700,000 people are infected with HIV; 60,000
       have died and 160,000 are AIDS-orphans. 70% died while very young, thus
       creating a vaccum in productive labour. Agricultural and industrial
       production has fallen from 10% to 25% and 35% of the total income is
       spent on taking care of AIDS victims. CONCLUSION: HIV spread to Tanzania
       in 1978 and to-date many people are infected. AIDS-deaths have caused
       serious socio-economic problem. Economic Development Projects to be
       entailed to HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes will be discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/  TRANSMISSION
       Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Tanzania/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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