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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
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).