Preview

Relationship between AIDS and Poverty

Powerful Essays
Open Document
Open Document
3178 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Relationship between AIDS and Poverty
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES HONOURS DEGREE IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES [BLOCK RELEASE 2.2]FACULTY : HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCESDEPARTMENT : DEVELOPMENT STUDIES STUDENT ‘NAME : EMMANUEL R MARABUKA STUDENT’ ID NUMBER : L0110064TMODULE NAME : HIV AND AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA LECTURER :MR D. NYATHIDUE DATE : 01 MARCH 2013EMAIL ADDRESS : emmanuelrmarabuka@ymail.com QUESTION : The relationship between HIV and AIDS and Poverty is synergistic and symmetrical in nature”. Comment. [25] |

HIV and AIDS are issues of concern worldwide they are associated by many implications which affect negatively in human lives. HIV and AIDS are mainly spread through unprotected sex with an infected person. HIV weakens the antibodies which are responsible for fighting diseases. Therefore once the white blood cells are damaged by virus it cannot resist diseases result a person into many opportunistic infections at this stage a person will have AIDS. Therefore for now HIV and AIDS have no cure yet. Therefore, HIV and AIDS and poverty are synergistic and symmetrical in nature. Meaning to say the impacts of HIV and AIDS and poverty complement each other in destroying human’s well being. Also they have same power or they are parallel in destroying human lives. However this essay seeks to comment on the notion that, the relationship of between HIV and AIDS and poverty is synergistic and symmetrical in nature.
According to Mwambete and Justin-Temu (2011) poverty is defined as a state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions. The World Bank defines poverty as “the inability to attain a minimum standard of living” and


References: De Waal, A. and Whiteside, A [2003] The New Variant Famine Hypothesis, Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia FAO (2001) The Impact of HIV/AIDS on rural households and land issues in Southern and Eastern Africa. Economic and Social Development Department http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/ad696e/ad696e04.htm [Accessed on 12/02/2013] ILO (2005) HIV/AIDS and poverty: the critical connection, Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work www.ilo.org/aidshttp://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/publication/wcms_120468.pdf[Accessed on 12/02/2013] Mwambete, K. D. and Justin-Temu, M. (2011). Poverty, Parasitosis and HIV/AIDS - Major Health Concerns in Tanzania, Microbes, Viruses and Parasites in AIDS Process, http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/20651/InTech-poverty_parasitosis_and_hiv_aids_major_health_concerns_in_tanzania.pdf [Accessed on 12/02/2013] Scott, E. Simon, T., Foucade A. L., Theodore K., Gittens-Baynes, K. A. (2011) Poverty, Employment and HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago Department of Economics The University of the West Indies. International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 15; THULISILE GANYAZA-TWALO and JOHN SEAGER – HSRC – (2005) Literature Review on Poverty AND HIV/AIDS: Measuring the social and Economic Impacts on Households http://www.wsu.ac.za/hsrc/html/ganyaza-twalo.pdf [Accessed on 12/02/2013] UNDP, (2009). Impact of HIV/AIDS on household vulnerability and poverty in Viet Nam. United Nations Development Programme. Viet Nam. Culture and Information Publishing House.
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Powerful Essays

    Programmatic Assessment-Epidemiology Nur/408
    • 1974 Words
    • 8 Pages

    Programmatic Assessment-Epidemiology Nur/408

    This document will discuss the relevancy of the population chosen and the disease of interest. The vulnerable population that was chosen is the homeless. The disease related to this population is HIV/AIDS. It will define and describe epidemiology regarding HIV/AIDS and the steps and methods used. This document will also define the Epidemiological Triangle and the different types of epidemiology. It will also discuss how the population chosen characteristics influences vulnerability and how the cultural considerations may influence health status of the individual. It will explain the ethical and legal considerations and how to overcome potential biases and describe the relationship of the disease to the various levels of prevention.…

    • 1974 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Suggest reasons for successes and failures of the management of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.
    • 647 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Suggest reasons for successes and failures of the management of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    HIV and AIDS are having a devastating impact in Sun-Saharan Africa. For example in 1999 it was estimated that two thirds of the people suffering from HIV were found in sub-Saharan Africa. Also in 2008 a UNAIDS report showed this area accounted for 75% of the global death toll from AIDS. This just demonstrates the damage it is doing. Management strategies are being put in place, however some there success depends on many factors.…

    • 647 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    World Hunger Annotated Bibliography
    • 709 Words
    • 3 Pages

    World Hunger Annotated Bibliography

    There are a number of key health issues for developing countries, especially in Africa. They include malnutrition, malaria, tuberculosis and avian flu. HIV infection, leading to AIDS, is a major world problem. In addressing the problem of HIV infection, there have been major concerns. This page provides current developments on these issues as well as background. This article of worldhunger.org provides comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the issue. With this, I can describe the nutrition, health, and diseases linked to world hunger.…

    • 709 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Rural Haiti Essay
    • 536 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Rural Haiti Essay

    Toward the demographic or socioeconomic status, one’s occupation can be a keys to get anything he or she want. Like soldiers, landholders and truck drivers had a much higher risk of HIV infection than peasants. Women often rely on this type of men partner who have these occupations, which can be a desperate way to escape poverty. That why Famer (1999), stated that the majority of infected HIV patients are women (p.244). The risk factors for HIV in Haiti seemed to be living in Port-au-Prince, work as servant, and sexual contact with…

    • 536 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Hiv Aids in the African American Community
    • 1042 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Hiv Aids in the African American Community

    Human Sciences Research Council (2009). HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Retrieved May 23, 2010, from website: http://www.avert.org/aidssouthafrica.htm…

    • 1042 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    In Africa, Aids Has a Woman's Face
    • 593 Words
    • 3 Pages

    In Africa, Aids Has a Woman's Face

    One of the main things is that woman in Africa are the back bone to the families and communities in general. Women are the ones that make all the decision and do the agricultural work. As we could say it, they are the ones that keep society going. There are many strengths in this income is coming in because of the agricultural and families are healthier for that. The author states, “When women are fully involved, the benefits can be seen immediately: Families are healthier; they are better fed; their income, savings, and reinvestments go up (Annan 307). But the same way we can see there are strengths, there is also a weakness. Most of the people that get affected by AIDS and H.I.V. are women. The author states, “ A United Nations report released last month shows that women now make up 50 percent of those infected with H.I.V. worldwide- and in Africa that figure is now 59 percent (Annan 307). This just means that we need to help them women especially in the prevention of H.I.V. and AIDS.…

    • 593 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    The Effects of Aids on Sub-Saharan African Communities
    • 2268 Words
    • 10 Pages

    The Effects of Aids on Sub-Saharan African Communities

    “The economies of the worst affected countries were already struggling with development challenges, debt and declining trade before the epidemic started to affect the continent…AIDS has combined with these factors to further aggravate the situation” ("The impact of HIV & AIDS on Africa", 2010, para. 17). Through this paper I will describe the macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, comment on the sources of economic growth and the use of scarce resources, and comment on growth and equity in relation to resolving the issue of reducing inequality in the distribution of income.…

    • 2268 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Truvada
    • 1685 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Truvada

    Contrary to popular belief, every country in Africa does not have soaring infection rates. For example, west and central Africa have HIV prevalence rates that vary from 5% to about 13%. The country of Senegal only has a rate between 1%-2% (Ng, Hawlan, 1999).Unfortunately southern Africa has not faired as well. Four countries have HIV prevalence rates that surpass 30%. “Those countries are Botswana (37.5%), Lesotho (31.5%), Swaziland (38.6%) and Zimbabwe (33.7%)” (Avert.org, 2004). The reasons some countries such as Senegal have lower infection rates is because their government has taken an active role in preventing the disease from spreading. In Senegal, the government has set aside a budget to implement their plan against AIDS.…

    • 1685 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Through the Looking Class
    • 1691 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Through the Looking Class

    AIDS has many severe social and economic consequences in Africa, and these negative effects are expected to continue for many years. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most commonly effected area, while other regions in Africa will…

    • 1691 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    Epidemiology of Hiv
    • 14915 Words
    • 60 Pages

    Epidemiology of Hiv

    References: 16. UNAIDS. AIDS epidemic update: December 1998.Geneva, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 1998.…

    • 14915 Words
    • 60 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Demographic
    • 1237 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Demographic

    Lamptey, Johnson, and Khan, “The Global Challenge of HIV and AIDS,”Population Bulletion 61, no. 1 (2006): 8-9…

    • 1237 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    Hiv/Aids Pandemic in Liberia
    • 5723 Words
    • 23 Pages

    Hiv/Aids Pandemic in Liberia

    A. History and Facts …………………………………….………………………………………………….…..4 B. Stigmatization and Discrimination ……………...…….………………………..5 1. Education & Awareness Building 2. Testing & Voluntary Counselling C. Support Systems ……………………………………………..……………………..…5 1. Government of Liberia 2. United Nations Development Programme 3. United Nations Mission in Liberia 4. Other Philanthropic Actors D. Achievements / Progress …………………………………………..……………….6…

    • 5723 Words
    • 23 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Best Essays

    Violence Against South African Women and the Spread of Aids
    • 4479 Words
    • 18 Pages

    Violence Against South African Women and the Spread of Aids

    Terrible, destructive synergy exists between the pervasiveness of HIV in South Africa and the prevalence of sexual crimes against the women there. Because of the cross-culturally observable, strong traditional beliefs about gender roles among South African men, women experience adversity in their efforts to avoid infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (Glick et al., 2000). Historically, the fight for human rights and the conflicts among political groups have given rise to civil unrest; now that a higher standard of personal freedom has been achieved, it is appropriate that gender equality should be cultivated as well. This paper is intended to show that a strange relationship exists between democratic freedom and gender inequality in South Africa (in the sense that the patriarchal society would view government intervention for the protection of women as an infringement on the personal freedom of the men who dominate them), and that prevention through education is the best and most efficient way for the U.N. to help Africa in the fight against AIDS.…

    • 4479 Words
    • 18 Pages
    Best Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    history of medicine in nigeria
    • 747 Words
    • 3 Pages

    history of medicine in nigeria

    In The African AIDS Epidemic John Iliffe weaves together a fascinating story that attempts to explain the origins, nature, and spread of the virus from its detection in the early 1980s to its current progression throughout the continent. Without drawing himself into the controversies associated with this epidemic, Iliffe masterfully distills medical, social, economic, and geographic studies in an essay that reads like a detective story. This aspect makes the book accessible to a much wider audience than the scholarly academic community alone. Prompted by South African President Thabo Mbeki's questions on the causes of AIDS, and a concern with why Africans have borne the brunt of this epidemic in comparison to the rest of world, Iliffe's analysis offers a coherent response. He…

    • 747 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Socio Economic Impact of Hiv and Aids to Nigerian Economy
    • 4512 Words
    • 19 Pages

    Socio Economic Impact of Hiv and Aids to Nigerian Economy

    Iya, I. B., Purokayo, S. G., & Gabdo Yusuf Department of Economics Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria Received: October 12, 2011 doi:10.5539/gjhs.v4n1p245 Abstract The paper investigates the determinants and the impact of HIV/AIDS on households in Adamawa State. 120 respondents affected with HIV/AIDS were selected for interview using simple random sampling techniques. Both primary and secondary data were used in its analysis to determine the impact of the disease on household’s income. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive analytical techniques and a logistic regression model was employed to estimate the likelihood that a household witnessed a fall in income as a result of the disease. The paper revealed that HIV/AIDS had an adverse impact on household’s productivity, income, saving and capital formation. The paper, therefore recommends an intensive Aids education programme and Government at all level as well as NGO’s should endeavor to provide adequate HIV testing kits, medication and free counseling services to enable the households determine their HIV status. Keywords: Labour force participation, HIV/AIDS, AIDS scourge, Household productivity 1. Introduction. The health status of the people in any country is a critical element in its economic growth as well as an important factor in the overall quality of household’s life and productivity. AIDS tend to selectively affect women, youths, which are the vulnerable groups; it influences a wide range of social and economic factors. In Adamawa State, agriculture is the dominant industry in the state, thus any serious infection of HIV could lead to low productivity of the industry. Recent studies have revealed that HIV/AIDS prevalence among women and youths is increasingly worrisome. The target is the…

    • 4512 Words
    • 19 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More

Related Topics