Publication Date |
2003 |
Personal Author |
Schempp, C. M. |
Page Count |
31 |
Abstract |
Although great advances have reduced the mortality associated with AIDS, a cure for HIV remains elusive. Despite well-understood transmission routes, HIV/AIDS is a spreading epidemic throughout the developing world. At the end of 2001, more than 40 million persons worldwide and an estimated 362,827 persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS. HIV seroprevalence in African militaries is reported to range between 20% and 90%. U.S. troops serving on peacekeeping and humanitarian missions in developing nations are at high risk of exposure to HIV. HIV infections rank highest among life-threatening, deployment-associated infections, outnumbering cases of malaria and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. A key to protecting military forces from HIV infection is through effective public health prevention and education programs focused on changing risk behaviors. |
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Corporate Authors |
Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, MD.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD. |
Supplemental Notes |
Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD. |
Document Type |
Technical Report |
NTIS Issue Number |
200713 |