How are HIV rates in Africa determined? I find it hard to imagine that there is mass HIV testing in Zambia. I also find it hard to imagine just off the top of my head that you could have 40% of a population infected with HIV just through genital sex -- though, when I worked for an HIV-research firm in the States, I did learn that some peculiarities of sexual practices in Sub-Saharan Africa may help account for this, e.g. the practice of women drying out their vaginas before intercourse, making it easier for tissues to get torn. Catching HIV through regular genital sex is not easy, especially if you are male. It has something like a 2% transmission rate, even without a condom.
Chris Doss The Russia Journal ------------------ Believe them or believe WHO. jks
>From: "ChrisD(RJ)" <chrisd at russiajournal.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>To: "'lbo-talk at lists.panix.com'" <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
>Subject: RE: HIV in Africa question
>Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 20:01:25 +0400
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>Just reporting what Africans in Russia tell me. They say the situation is
>not even comparable.
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>Chris Doss
>The Russia Journal