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   Regional differences in HIV prevalence under prevailing socio-economic conditions: a preliminary comparison of north-eastern and southern Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lemma Merid

   Preliminary investigation shows that HIV prevalence in north-eastern African countries is generally lower than in southern African countries. This has led some in the north-east to complacency. Yet, while prevalence levels change according to the rate of new infections (incidence)...

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   HIV/AIDS among pastoralists and refugees in north-east Africa: a neglected problem

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mirgissa Kaba Serbessa --- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Damen Haile Mariam --- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Afework Kassa --- IGAD Regional HIV/AIDS Partnership Program-Programme Facilitation Office (IRAPP-PFO), Uganda Fathia Alwan --- Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Secretariat, Djibouti Helmut Kloos --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, USA

   The eight member states (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) have the largest proportions of cross-border mobile pastoralists and refugees in Africa. Although all IGAD countries have had national...

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