I"M doing a paper on AIDS in AFrica for history and i was wondering what are Africans attitudes over AIDS?? I can't find it anywhere. Many sites talk about changing men's attitudes towards AIDS. I need more info.
P.S. can u give me the website if you have one that talks about the attitudes.
2007-06-06 15:37:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Many Africans and some African-Americans believe, according to news reports on the extent of the problems in Africa, that AIDS was created to wipe out the black population and any stories about it coming from a reservoir of the disease in apes or gorillas is a lie. Some government leaders in Africa have spouted the line for their own ends. See Newsweek and Time
2007-06-06 15:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the recent past it would seem to AIDS watchers that African elites (business and political) were not visibly active in the fight against the disease in Africa and worldwide. To a large extent that is a pretty fair accusation.
Few people imagined that the epidemic would so sorely affect Africa. According to latest figures, 80% of all AIDS patients live in Africa. In Zimbabwe, which with Botswana has the highest incidence of Aids, life expectancy is likely to fall from 61 to 39 by the year 2010 because of Aids. One in four people in the country is HIV positive. The situation is so bad that in a recently released British government study, it predicted that that if left unchecked, the epidemic will result in the disintegration of a significant number of Southern and Eastern African countries. We also know from the experience of these countries that AIDS is definitely not a disease of the poor. Wealthy Africans are just as affected by the epidemic as less-to-do Africans.
Most African elites at home and abroad have been galvanized into action by these chilling facts. Infact one of the reasons that African nations whole-heartedly endorsed Kofi Annan for a second UN Secretary-General term is because of the attention he has showered on the African AIDS epidemic.
On the local front, SASA will contribute its widow's mite to the effort by actively supporting all AIDS-related events here at Swarthmore.
2007-06-06 15:45:19 · answer #2 · answered by Kafskorner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe research their attitudes on contraception instead
2007-06-06 15:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by wondering 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a search on google
2007-06-06 15:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by Goes Without Saying 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋