Africa and Aids
Africa by far, is struggling the worst with its on going battle with AIDS. In comparison with the rest of the world they have the largest number of infected people. Throughout the years more and more people are catching this virus and nothing seems to be getting done to prevent it. In the US as we battle with HIV and the AIDS virus there are discussion groups and early childhood classes on safe sex and how AIDS can be contracted. When the time comes that young adults are beginning to become sexually active they know the precautions they should be taking. Unlike the US Africa holds back on their teachings about sex in schools, for reasons of culture and religion they do not believe in. In 2000 the statistics on the number affected with the virus in Africa was around 23.5 in the US the numbers were slightly under one million. This raises the question what causes Africa’s population to be overtaken? I found it interesting in the article that employment rates were not close to where they should be. “In South Africa, a 1996 study estimated that 52% of the 11 million people aged 16-30 were unemployed, and half of those unemployed people were classified as marginalized, with few prospects of formal sector employment.” Employm
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South Africa, People Africa, Mswati III, Teaching AIDS, Unlike Africa, , HIV AIDS, everyday life, affected virus, aids virus, virus africa,
Approximate Word count = 1122
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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