Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Rwanda.

POPLINE Document Number: 169062

Corporate Author(s):

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

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [6] p.

Abstract:

This paper presents the HIV/AIDS profile in Rwanda. It notes that prior to the civil unrest in 1994, Rwanda had one of the older and more severe HIV epidemics. Seroprevalence among pregnant women in Kigali seems to have leveled off, although infection rates for pregnant women in rural areas continue to rise. As Rwanda's population is predominantly rural, education and prevention should be aimed at these areas. The facts included are focused on: HIV seroprevalence for pregnant women in Kigali, Rwanda for 1996 and 1997; HIV seroprevalence for pregnant women in selected areas of the country in 1996 and 1997; HIV seroprevalence for pregnant women by age in 1996; HIV seroprevalence for the general population in Kigali in 1997; HIV seroprevalence for the general population of three sites in Rwanda (Butare region, Umatara district, and Kibungo district) in 1997; HIV seroprevalence for adults by age and sex in 1997; HIV seroprevalence for sexually transmitted disease (STD) patients in 1996; and HIV seroprevalence for STD patients by sex in four sites of Rwanda in 1996.

Keywords:

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