HIV/AIDS Case Study

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HIV/AIDS is an illness that has been present for over three decades, all regions of the world are affected with this virus, but some regions such as the Sub-Saharan Africa are the worst hit with high incidence and prevalence. HIV is a preventable virus, it is commonly transmitted through unprotected sex, sharing drug injection equipment such as needles with someone that is HIV positive and through other body fluids such as blood, semen, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids and breast milk. South Africa has the largest number of people with HIV majority of these numbers being women. In the study by Rehle et al it is stated that in South Africa (SA) both men and women matured 15-49 years were evaluated to be 2.0 new diseases every year per 100 susceptible …show more content…

The health care system of Australia is proving to be overall very good when compared to South Africa. But in some areas of Australia such rural and remote the health care system is not that great although it is slowly progressing. Due to the best health care system provided in Australia the prevalence of HIV is lower with "27,150" (Afao.org.au, 2015) cases were present in 2014. According to Cohen states that Australia has had a standout amongst the best reactions to HIV on the planet, this is due to the effective healthcare services including the provision of preventative health information and early treatment to proceed a healthy life. Therefore in Australia the trained staff assist the health care system and absenteeism among them is rare and if staff do take days off due to ill health there are many other staff members that are hired thus the health care system is less likely to be …show more content…

Illness such as AIDS impacts the economics because a person who is unwell is unable to work, it reduces the opportunity to have access to food, adequate housing and clothing due to limited income. SA is known to have the highest number of people affected with HIV, the study by Lou, Chen, Yu, Li & Ye states that the difference in the incidence and prevalence of HIV might be mainly due to economic instability and other factors. Although SA is a developed country in terms of its infrastructure, it is also a country with a major social and economic problems. In SA females affected are denied employment which leads to their loss of income. As income plays an important role in an individual when women with the loss of their income as a result of their sickness they are majorly impacted. The loss of income limits access to adequate housing, health care, and literacy and so this could lead to death as they unable to afford their treatments to maintain their

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