Publication: Taking Decisive Action : The Barbados HIV/AIDS Pprevention Project
Date
2004-04
ISSN
Published
2004-04
Author(s)
Marquez, Patricio
Abstract
The first case of HIV/AIDS was detected
in Barbados in 1984. At that time, HIV/AIDS was viewed more
as a consequence of risky personal behavior by men who have
sex with men than as a public health issue that affects the
general population. Since then the number of reported HIV
cases has risen continuously particularly among 15-49 year
olds and the most economically active group, 25-49 year
olds. Today, prevalence among adults in Barbados is
conservatively estimated at over 3 percent. But people who
test positive are estimated to represent only one-fifth of
the infected population.
Citation
“Marquez, Patricio. 2004. Taking Decisive Action : The Barbados HIV/AIDS Pprevention Project. en breve; No. 45. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/d28d8cc8-a35d-5cff-9a89-490e69fa10c8 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”