Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Tanzania.

POPLINE Document Number: 169067

Corporate Author(s):

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

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [7] p.

Abstract:

In Tanzania, like much of East Africa, the HIV epidemic began in the early 1980s. This paper presents demographic indicators and epidemiological data on HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. It is noted that a steady increase in infection levels among pregnant women in many areas of the country occurred up through the mid 1990s. However, in the Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, the HIV seroprevalence has remained stable at 14% based on a HIV sentinel surveillance system. In both the rural and urban areas of Mbeya Region, on the Zambian border, the seroprevalence has increased among pregnant women with 20% and 30%, respectively in both areas. In contrast, the seroprevalence among pregnant women in the lakeside town of Bukoba has fallen to 28% in 1992 to 13% by 1996.

Keywords:

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