Creation of Awareness of Primary School Students Towards Hiv/Aids
CHAPTER ONE
THIS DATA SHOWS THE VARIATION OF HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES:
Number infected 22.5 mil
Percentage of infected who are woman 61%
Adult 's prevalence rate 5.0
Adults and children newly infected 1.7 mil
Adults and children deaths due to aids 2006 1.6 mil (72% of global aids deaths)
Access to ARVs 28%
Main mode of transmission Heterosexual (SOURCE: UNAIDS, 2007).
In Tanzania which is one of the Sub- Saharan Countries had HIV/aids epidemic like other countries, recent reports from ministry of health indicated that since the 3 cases were reported in 1983 in KAGERA region a total 118,713 cases has been reported from the health facilities in the country by 1999.
It is however estimated that cumulatively about 600,000 people have developed HIV/aids and about 2 million people have been infected with HIV/aids virus. The report show that 70.5% of now HIV infected is in the age of 15-24 age groups, about 72,000 new babies born were infected with this pandemic in 1999, it is estimated that there are over 600,000 orphans due to this deadly disease (TACAIDS, 2007).
According to the current data about HIV/aids from TACAIDS indicators survey, the national prevalence among the secular active population is reported to be 7.0% the data shows more women 7.7% are infected than men 6.3% and estimated number living with HIV/aids is 1.3 million (TACAIDS, 2007).
In Tanzania the young (15-24) are more affected by HIV/aids simply because they start sexual activity while they are in primary school and they get Aids information inaccurately, youth engage in sexual activity because of peer pressure to the boys, and girls is because of temptation of having good things and
THIS DATA SHOWS THE VARIATION OF HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES:
Number infected 22.5 mil
Percentage of infected who are woman 61%
Adult 's prevalence rate 5.0
Adults and children newly infected 1.7 mil
Adults and children deaths due to aids 2006 1.6 mil (72% of global aids deaths)
Access to ARVs 28%
Main mode of transmission Heterosexual (SOURCE: UNAIDS, 2007).
In Tanzania which is one of the Sub- Saharan Countries had HIV/aids epidemic like other countries, recent reports from ministry of health indicated that since the 3 cases were reported in 1983 in KAGERA region a total 118,713 cases has been reported from the health facilities in the country by 1999.
It is however estimated that cumulatively about 600,000 people have developed HIV/aids and about 2 million people have been infected with HIV/aids virus. The report show that 70.5% of now HIV infected is in the age of 15-24 age groups, about 72,000 new babies born were infected with this pandemic in 1999, it is estimated that there are over 600,000 orphans due to this deadly disease (TACAIDS, 2007).
According to the current data about HIV/aids from TACAIDS indicators survey, the national prevalence among the secular active population is reported to be 7.0% the data shows more women 7.7% are infected than men 6.3% and estimated number living with HIV/aids is 1.3 million (TACAIDS, 2007).
In Tanzania the young (15-24) are more affected by HIV/aids simply because they start sexual activity while they are in primary school and they get Aids information inaccurately, youth engage in sexual activity because of peer pressure to the boys, and girls is because of temptation of having good things and
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