Question

Explain 4 contributory factors to the social problems of HIV and AIDS locally and globally

Answer 1

Answer:

According to World Health Organization (WHO), the developing countries have the highest number of HIV/AIDS infections in the whole world. There are approximately 32 million people living with the virus in these countries.

The worst hit regions include Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean, and South-East Asia. The countries with the highest HIV prevalence rates and the largest number of HIV-positive people in these regions include South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Zambia, Uganda, Mozambique, Ghana, Bahamas, Belize, Jamaica, Haiti, India, Thailand, Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

The spread of the virus decreased from 15% in 1990 to around 8% in 2015, but more than 6 million new infections occur every year in these countries. This is according to Center for Disease Control

Answer 2

Answer:

An unequal wealth distribution

Disease

Colonisation and past inequalities

Bad governance and corruption

Explanation:

An unequal wealth distribution is a large contributory factor to poverty, and therefore poor living conditions in countries all over the world. In March this year,  reported World Bank statistics which claimed that in South Africa, “The bottom 50% of households account for only 8% of incomes, 5% of asset values and 4% of net wealth. Conversely, the top 10% of households account for 55% of household incomes, 69% of total household asset values and 71% of household net wealth,”

According to a , disease can contribute to poverty. As an example, the World Bank claimed, “A key indicator of progress in HIV/AIDS treatment and the situation of children affected by AIDS is school attendance by orphans. Orphans and vulnerable children are at higher risk of missing out on schooling, live in households with less food security, and are in greater danger of exposure to HIV.”

Colonization and past discrimination have left  after-effects on current populations all over the world. For example, the after-effects of Apartheid means that black households still feel the effects of the era through their poor living conditions.

Bad governance and corruption can affect the living conditions of populations. This is because government organisations may not effectively implement solutions, and some may pocket the money meant to ease the living conditions of the population.