Abstract
Sub-saharan Africa is the region that has been hardest hit by the HIV epidemic; containing 63% of the estimated world total of HIV infections. In some east, central and southern African countries infection rates among adults in excess of 20% have been recorded. The demographic, social and developmental impact of the AIDS epidemic is likely to be huge in the next decade. Strategies that have potential for reducing the spread of the epidemic in this part of the world must be continuously explored and implemented. In this paper behavioural interventions that include condom use, and improved management of STDs are discussed.
J Epidemiol, 1996 ; 6 : S121-S123.
