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Disease Transmission
More prenatal care in developing world needed to combat HIV/AIDS
December 23rd, 2004
Expanding access to quality prenatal care in the developing world is an important step in helping solve the global HIV/AIDS crisis, according to the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), marking World AIDS Day 2004. The theme for 2004 is "Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS," which focuses on how HIV/AIDS has significantly increased among women. According to the U.S. Office of Minority Health, "Women now make up half of all people living with HIV worldwide and 57% of these women live in sub-Saharan Africa. In that region, women are infected at earlier ages than men, and the ratio of new infections among women compared to men is even higher within the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-23)
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