HIV Exposure in the U.

S and
South Africa
Sabrina C, Helen R, Francisco M
South Africa & U.S HIV
South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV in the world
(7.7 million)
2015, among all adults and adolescents living with HIV (diagnosed and
undiagnosed)

○ 63% received some HIV medical care,

○ 49% were retained in continuous HIV care

Approximately 1.1 million people in the US are living with HIV as of 2016
● 15 % of those americans are unaware
● 85% were diagnosed so they knew they were infected
● 45% were stable and taking HIV treatment

One in eight are not aware they have the virus, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Statistics Graph

As seen in the graph, the HIV prevalence went down drastically in the US throughout
the years which is more than likely due to the technological advances. Compared to
South Africa which only went down about 4% in a time span of more than 2 decades.
Preventions in South Africa
● President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

● Abstinence

● Doctor outreach to the community

● Have specific curriculums/classes in school or provinces for

youth
● Counselling and testing
● Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis
Prevention in the United States
● Male circumcision
● Antiretroviral therapy
● Condoms
● Abstinence
● Sterile needles
● Small group interventions
● Zidovudine
Medical Factors
South Africa(third world country) :

● Medical visits cost: $82 (1197 Rand)

● Clinics, community health centers

United States(first world country):

● Medical Cost : varies with having insurance or not: typically $75 dollars for a
check up
● Medicare, Medicaid
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Why we Chose this Topic? What did we Learn?

We chose this topic because we wanted to be more informed about HIV. HIV is not
really talked about often and when it is, people do not really know all the facts about
it. When people talk about it, all they say is it is not curable or just react with a face
of disgust. Becoming more aware of such a dangerous disease and how easily it
could be sexually transferred can help save lives of many in the long run. The reason
behind choosing South Africa, a third world country, is because we wanted to see if
the access to healthcare played a role in HIV prevalence. What we learned is that it
does, access to good healthcare and having a primary physician plays a major role in
controlling and preventing this viral disease.
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