POPLINE Document Number: 127803
Author(s):
Adetunji JA
Source citation:
In: The socio-demographic impact of AIDS in Africa. Based on the conference organized by the Committee on AIDS of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) and the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, 3-6 February 1997. Papers. Liege, Belgium, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP], 1997. :23 p.
Abstract:
A review of the few studies available on the causes of adult death in sub-Saharan Africa is presented with the goal of identifying the importance of AIDS relative to other causes of death among adults. The author first reviews the available evidence upon the age pattern of AIDS mortality, then focuses upon the magnitude of AIDS deaths. There is a large and growing impact of HIV/AIDS in many African countries. The proportion of deaths attributable to HIV/AIDS appears to be increasing relative to other causes of adult mortality in selected study locations in Africa. There is an urgent need to conduct more research upon causes of adult death in sub-Saharan Africa, for the existing database is weak and ridden with large gaps. No definitive conclusions can therefore be reached about the relative magnitude of HIV/AIDS mortality on the sub-continent. It is, however, clear that in countries of high HIV prevalence, AIDS is increasingly becoming the leading cause of adult mortality.
Keywords:
Africa, Sub SaharanIndex page
Literature Review
HIV Infections
AIDS
Epidemics
Excess Mortality
Adults
Africa
Developing Countries
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Mortality
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Age Factors
Population Characteristics