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Biological factors that may contribute to regional and racial disparities in HIV prevalence.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Mar 2011
Kaul Rupert, Cohen Craig R, Chege Duncan, Yi Tae J, Tharao Wangari, McKinnon Lyle R, Remis Robert, Anzala Omu, Kimani Joshua
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Despite tremendous regional and subregional disparities in HIV prevalence around the world, epidemiology consistently demonstrates that black communities have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. There are many reasons for this, and a narrow focus on socio-behavioural causes may be seen as laying blame on affected communities or individuals. HIV sexual transmission is very inefficient, and a number...
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