ABSTRACT
Nearly two decades into the outbreak, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread
throughout sub-Saharan Africa with complex spatio-temporal variability within
countries Based on epidemiological evidence, several broadly distinctive
HIV/AIDS prevalence patterns have been reported reflecting a variety of
factors such as sophistication in surveillance systems, political attitudes,
openness towards recognition, and release of AIDS information. This thesis
examines the geography of clinical AIDS in the Accra Metropolitan Accra
^AMA) using epidemiological evidence. Available data on contacts and
sexually transmitted disease histories of infected people are used to
reconstruct AIDS dispersal from geographical perspectives to ascertain the
spread patterns in Accra. It is observed that the epidemic has become more
diffused and has spread from among the initial 'high risk groups’ to tho
general population Reported evidence points to a possible increase in
intensity in the coming years since the co-factors (e g STD, unsafe sex) and
the forces (e g poverty and increasing mobility) that impel the spread of the
epidemic persist In the absence of a medical cure, a major public health
problem and a generalised spread pattern are predicted if there are no social
interventions
BREW, L (2021). Spatial Patterns Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) In The Accra Metropolitan Area (Ama). Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/spatial-patterns-of-acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome-aids-in-the-accra-metropolitan-area-ama
BREW, LAWRENCE "Spatial Patterns Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) In The Accra Metropolitan Area (Ama)" Afribary. Afribary, 09 Apr. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/spatial-patterns-of-acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome-aids-in-the-accra-metropolitan-area-ama. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
BREW, LAWRENCE . "Spatial Patterns Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) In The Accra Metropolitan Area (Ama)". Afribary, Afribary, 09 Apr. 2021. Web. 29 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/spatial-patterns-of-acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome-aids-in-the-accra-metropolitan-area-ama >.
BREW, LAWRENCE . "Spatial Patterns Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) In The Accra Metropolitan Area (Ama)" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 29, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/spatial-patterns-of-acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome-aids-in-the-accra-metropolitan-area-ama