impact of HIV and AIDS on a population (more for fransice town in Botswana not in general) Flashcards

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impacts

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-many didn’t die from the actual disease but because their immune systems got destroyed by it so the next sickness that came killed them
-makes natural increase a lot lower
-nurses and doctors had to be recruited from other countries to help

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causes

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-ppl don’t use condoms
-false belief in traditional healers

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solutions

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-antiretroviral drugs given to pregnant women with HIV
-carry out routine testing for HIV
-awareness campaigns to promote antiretroviral drug
-encourage use of contraception
_make roadsigns slogans to encourage couples to practice having safe sex (yes this is a thing they did in Botswana)

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