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  • Title: HIV and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
    Author: Mcmurchy D.
    Journal: AIDS Anal Afr; 1997 Jan; 7(4):10. PubMed ID: 12157880.
    Abstract:
    Lesotho is experiencing a rapid increase in the levels of HIV and AIDS, with the incidence of newly reported AIDS cases in the country increasing by more than 1500% over the period 1990-96. 352 cases were reported for the first 6 months of 1996, almost the total number of cases reported in 1995. 66% of new cases are among 20-39 year olds, 56.5% of whom are female. An average 16% of pregnant women and 33% of people with a sexually transmitted disease tested HIV-seropositive in 1994 sentinel surveys in five districts. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is currently most pronounced in the urban and lowland areas of Lesotho. However, findings from a recent study of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior conducted in the areas around Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highland Water Project (LHWP) indicate that it has the potential to worsen in rural Lesotho. Rural areas in the vicinity of the LHWP may be particularly vulnerable. Study findings are presented.
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