HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries : The Challenges Ahead
HIV/AIDS in Latin America falls within the framework of a low endemic setting. In the majority of the countries, the epidemic is still concentrated in high-risk populations: men who have sex with men (MSM), injecting drug users (IDUs), commercial s...
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ACCESS TO SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADOLESCENTS AIDS CARE AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS INCIDENCE BIOLOGICAL MARKERS BLOOD DONORS BLOOD SAFETY BLOOD SUPPLY CASES OF AIDS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOMS DECISION MAKING DISCRIMINATION DRUG USERS EARLY DETECTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY EXPENDITURES FIRST INTERCOURSE GENDER HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HETEROSEXUAL SEX HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV PREVENTION HIV TESTING HIV TRANSMISSION HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITALS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IMMUNE SYSTEM IMMUNITY IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INSURANCE INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABORATORIES MALNUTRITION MASS MEDIA MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORTALITY MOTHER-TO-CHILD NEW INFECTIONS NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PATIENTS PATIENTS PER MONTH PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION PRISONS PROPHYLAXIS PUBLIC HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPONSE TO AIDS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK GROUPS RISK POPULATIONS SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKERS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT STIS STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIRAL LOAD WORK ENVIRONMENT WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE HIV AIDS INFECTIONS EPIDEMIC DISEASES AIDS DISEASE HIGH RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOR COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS RURAL COMMUNITIES PREVENTIVE HIV AIDS VACCINES GOVERNANCE CAPACITY SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH POLITICAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICE MANAGEMENT SOCIAL SERVICES ACCESS NATIONAL CAPACITIES |
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ACCESS TO SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADOLESCENTS AIDS CARE AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS INCIDENCE BIOLOGICAL MARKERS BLOOD DONORS BLOOD SAFETY BLOOD SUPPLY CASES OF AIDS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOMS DECISION MAKING DISCRIMINATION DRUG USERS EARLY DETECTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY EXPENDITURES FIRST INTERCOURSE GENDER HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HETEROSEXUAL SEX HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV PREVENTION HIV TESTING HIV TRANSMISSION HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITALS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IMMUNE SYSTEM IMMUNITY IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INSURANCE INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABORATORIES MALNUTRITION MASS MEDIA MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORTALITY MOTHER-TO-CHILD NEW INFECTIONS NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PATIENTS PATIENTS PER MONTH PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION PRISONS PROPHYLAXIS PUBLIC HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPONSE TO AIDS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK GROUPS RISK POPULATIONS SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKERS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT STIS STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIRAL LOAD WORK ENVIRONMENT WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE HIV AIDS INFECTIONS EPIDEMIC DISEASES AIDS DISEASE HIGH RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOR COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS RURAL COMMUNITIES PREVENTIVE HIV AIDS VACCINES GOVERNANCE CAPACITY SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH POLITICAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICE MANAGEMENT SOCIAL SERVICES ACCESS NATIONAL CAPACITIES Garcia Abreu, Anabela Noguer, Isabel Cowgill, Karen HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries : The Challenges Ahead |
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HIV/AIDS in Latin America falls within
the framework of a low endemic setting. In the majority of
the countries, the epidemic is still concentrated in
high-risk populations: men who have sex with men (MSM),
injecting drug users (IDUs), commercial sex workers (CSWs),
prisoners, and people with sexually transmitted infections
(STIs). The exceptions are Honduras and southeastern Brazil,
where the epidemic has reached the general population.
Heterosexual sex is the primary mode of transmission in
Central America, with sex between men predominating in South
America, and injecting drug use playing a significant role
in the Southern Cone. Survey respondents also identified
other populations with increased vulnerability in which
interventions would be crucial-young people and women.
Although the number of men living with AIDS outweighs the
number of women in all countries, the gender gap is closing,
and in some countries, the effect of AIDS on rural
communities is increasing rapidly. In low endemic settings,
the main priority is the highest risk groups, and activities
to address HIV/AIDS should be focused on (1) strengthening
efforts to prevent new infections in these populations, and
(2) providing care and support strategies, which in turn
create incentives for early detection of infection and/or
risky behavior. Epidemiological surveillance plays a key
role in the control of the epidemic through the measurement
of frequency, distribution, and evolution of HIV/AIDS among
populations; identification of high-risk groups; and
evaluation of the effectiveness of prevention efforts. |
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Garcia Abreu, Anabela Noguer, Isabel Cowgill, Karen |
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Garcia Abreu, Anabela Noguer, Isabel Cowgill, Karen |
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Garcia Abreu, Anabela |
| title |
HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries : The Challenges Ahead |
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HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries : The Challenges Ahead |
| title_full |
HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries : The Challenges Ahead |
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HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries : The Challenges Ahead |
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HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries : The Challenges Ahead |
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hiv/aids in latin american countries : the challenges ahead |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2853310/hivaids-latin-american-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15070 |
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okr-10986-150702021-04-23T14:03:12Z HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries : The Challenges Ahead Garcia Abreu, Anabela Noguer, Isabel Cowgill, Karen ACCESS TO SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADOLESCENTS AIDS CARE AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS INCIDENCE BIOLOGICAL MARKERS BLOOD DONORS BLOOD SAFETY BLOOD SUPPLY CASES OF AIDS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOMS DECISION MAKING DISCRIMINATION DRUG USERS EARLY DETECTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY EXPENDITURES FIRST INTERCOURSE GENDER HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HETEROSEXUAL SEX HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV PREVENTION HIV TESTING HIV TRANSMISSION HOMOSEXUALITY HOSPITALS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IMMUNE SYSTEM IMMUNITY IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INSURANCE INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABORATORIES MALNUTRITION MASS MEDIA MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORTALITY MOTHER-TO-CHILD NEW INFECTIONS NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PATIENTS PATIENTS PER MONTH PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION PRISONS PROPHYLAXIS PUBLIC HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPONSE TO AIDS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK GROUPS RISK POPULATIONS SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKERS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT STIS STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIRAL LOAD WORK ENVIRONMENT WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE HIV AIDS INFECTIONS EPIDEMIC DISEASES AIDS DISEASE HIGH RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOR COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS RURAL COMMUNITIES PREVENTIVE HIV AIDS VACCINES GOVERNANCE CAPACITY SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH POLITICAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICE MANAGEMENT SOCIAL SERVICES ACCESS NATIONAL CAPACITIES HIV/AIDS in Latin America falls within the framework of a low endemic setting. In the majority of the countries, the epidemic is still concentrated in high-risk populations: men who have sex with men (MSM), injecting drug users (IDUs), commercial sex workers (CSWs), prisoners, and people with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The exceptions are Honduras and southeastern Brazil, where the epidemic has reached the general population. Heterosexual sex is the primary mode of transmission in Central America, with sex between men predominating in South America, and injecting drug use playing a significant role in the Southern Cone. Survey respondents also identified other populations with increased vulnerability in which interventions would be crucial-young people and women. Although the number of men living with AIDS outweighs the number of women in all countries, the gender gap is closing, and in some countries, the effect of AIDS on rural communities is increasing rapidly. In low endemic settings, the main priority is the highest risk groups, and activities to address HIV/AIDS should be focused on (1) strengthening efforts to prevent new infections in these populations, and (2) providing care and support strategies, which in turn create incentives for early detection of infection and/or risky behavior. Epidemiological surveillance plays a key role in the control of the epidemic through the measurement of frequency, distribution, and evolution of HIV/AIDS among populations; identification of high-risk groups; and evaluation of the effectiveness of prevention efforts. 2013-08-14T19:00:54Z 2013-08-14T19:00:54Z 2003 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2853310/hivaids-latin-american-countries 0-8213-5364-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15070 English en_US Health, Nutrition, and Population; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean Latin America |