Sub-Saharan Africa is still on top of the global epidemic, with Southern Africa being the epicenter: HIV infection levels in pregnant women are at least 20% in six countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe.
Declines in adult national HIV prevalence appear underway in Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Changes in sexual behaviour are being credited, but people are not sure if this is really the case in Kenya, there are questions about whether the decline is due to the AIDS epidemic’s natural ‘progression’ or due to behaviour changes.
Generally, women are less informed about HIV than men. In all but three countries in sub-Saharan Africa for which data is available, on average, young men were 20% more likely to have correct knowledge of HIV than young women. Recent findings published between 2000-2005 revealed that, in 24 countries, at least two-thirds of young women (aged 15-24 years) lacked comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission. Education levels are highly correlated with knowledge of HIV transmission. Thus, barriers in access to education facing women and girls remain a major concern.
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