L15: Modern Epidemics (HIV Impact on SSA)

**[L15: Modern epidemics (the impact of HIV on population change in SSA)]** - 42.3 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses from the start of the epidemic - SSA is home to 2/3 of PLHIV - In SSA HIV is present among the general population but there are key population grou...

**[L15: Modern epidemics (the impact of HIV on population change in SSA)]** - 42.3 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses from the start of the epidemic - SSA is home to 2/3 of PLHIV - In SSA HIV is present among the general population but there are key population groups - In some SSA countries, there were rapid declines in infant and adult mortality and gains in life expectancy - This was reversed due to HIV cases and high levels of tuberculosis - Generalised epidemics - Prevalence \>1% in general population - Sexual networking drives epidemics - Key populations at risk - No sexually active adult is low risk - Concentrated epidemics - Prevalence in one or more key sub-populations \>5% - The virus is not circulating the general population \