Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its advancement to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) refer to a retroviral infection that interferes with the human immune system, increasing a person’s risk for contracting common infections like Tuberculosis, opportunistic infections, and cancers that rarely affect others with unaltered immune systems. HIV is acquired through unprotected sex, contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from infected mother-to-child. Although HIV/AIDS was first recognized in the early 1980’s, there currently still is no ultimate cure or vaccine. Nonetheless, advancements in medicine have led to the invention of anti-viral therapies that allow persons with HIV to live relatively normal
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to measure the prevalence rates of HIV/AIDS as well as the rates of new infections, in the decades before and after the years that same-sex sexual behavior became de-criminalized in states. This was done with South Africa, the United States and Burundi . In addition to these measures, the project furthermore looks at the decades before and after the criminalization of same-sex sexual behavior, which was done with the case of Burundi whom criminalized homosexuality in 2009. At times there was not sufficient data to examine the full decades before and after, however, in each of these cases, the effort was made to examine data as closely as possible to this timeline. The result was several data sets that could arguably be used to comprehend the association between legal environments and prevalence of HIV …show more content…
It is believed to be internationally the most heavily infected nation. In 2014, about 7 million people in South Africa were infected with HIV – which composed 19 % of its total population. Although South Africa globally has the greatest HIV burden, the African nation has also rolled out some of the largest HIV intervention programs in the world. The two biggest consisted of their extremely successful anti-viral programs as well as their 2010 National HIV Counseling and Testing campaign, which consisted of the largest partnership in South African history between government, civil society, and business sectors. As a result of their continued response, South Africa today has a number of progressive laws and policies that support a progressive legal-environment that responds the HIV epidemic. This is reflected in the 53% reduction in the price of anti-viral therapies and the 13 million people tested for HIV during the National
to measure the prevalence rates of HIV/AIDS as well as the rates of new infections, in the decades before and after the years that same-sex sexual behavior became de-criminalized in states. This was done with South Africa, the United States and Burundi . In addition to these measures, the project furthermore looks at the decades before and after the criminalization of same-sex sexual behavior, which was done with the case of Burundi whom criminalized homosexuality in 2009. At times there was not sufficient data to examine the full decades before and after, however, in each of these cases, the effort was made to examine data as closely as possible to this timeline. The result was several data sets that could arguably be used to comprehend the association between legal environments and prevalence of HIV …show more content…
It is believed to be internationally the most heavily infected nation. In 2014, about 7 million people in South Africa were infected with HIV – which composed 19 % of its total population. Although South Africa globally has the greatest HIV burden, the African nation has also rolled out some of the largest HIV intervention programs in the world. The two biggest consisted of their extremely successful anti-viral programs as well as their 2010 National HIV Counseling and Testing campaign, which consisted of the largest partnership in South African history between government, civil society, and business sectors. As a result of their continued response, South Africa today has a number of progressive laws and policies that support a progressive legal-environment that responds the HIV epidemic. This is reflected in the 53% reduction in the price of anti-viral therapies and the 13 million people tested for HIV during the National