- The number of people living with HIV/AIDS rose to 42
million at the end of 2002. Five million people became infected with HIV
in 2002, and another 3.1 million died of AIDS-related causes.
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- For the first time, women account for half the people
living with HIV/AIDS. Heterosexual transmission, particularly in Africa
and the Caribbean, is the primary cause of infection among women, who are
two to four times more likely than men to become infected during unprotected
vaginal sex.
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- Source:
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- HIV/AIDS Pandemic Spreads Further
- Vital Signs 2003, pp. 68-69.
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- Worldwatch Links:
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- Vital Signs Fact of the Week Archive
- Vital Signs 2003 press release
- Take action: Vital Signs 2003, What You Can Do
- More research from Worldwatch
- Additional Resources:
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- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: http://www.unaids.org
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- Global AIDS Alliance: http://www.globalaidsalliance.org<
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- http://www.worldwatch.org/press/news/2003/09/24/
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