Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Namibia.

POPLINE Document Number: 169059

Corporate Author(s):

United States. Bureau of the Census. Population Division. International Programs Center

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [6] p.

Abstract:

This paper discusses the HIV/AIDS profile of Namibia. Since the early 1990s, both urban and rural areas in Namibia have been experiencing an increase in HIV infection. Among pregnant women, the level of HIV infection has soared to more than five times what was in 1991-92 in Windhoek. By 1998, prevalence among pregnant women in both urban and rural areas has steadily increased. Sentinel surveillance data shows that pregnant women aged 20-24 and 25-29 were the most affected with 20% and 22%, respectively, testing positive in 1998. Data from the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia show HIV seroprevalence levels among blood donors increased from 0% in 1989 to nearly 2% in 1998. In selected sites, both urban and rural, prevalence levels among sexually transmitted disease (STD) patients, in 1998, were high. Over time, HIV prevalence rates among STD patients have increased tremendously, especially in urban areas.

Keywords:

AIDS
Statistics
Africa, Southern
Social Sciences
Measurement
Population Characteristics
Blood Supply
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Research Methodology
Developing Countries
Africa South of the Sahara
Africa
Demographic Factors
Population
Equipment and Supplies