Population-based public/community health problem

Population-based public/community health problemi

Introduction1

Discussion1

Problem Statement1

Human immune deficiency virus3

Origin3

Pathogenesis3

Population based prevalence of HIV4

Demographic data4

Illustrating the Extent and Scope of the Problem5

Programs to improve the problem5

The MSM Initiative by amFAR5

The Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI)6

Reducing HIV/AIDS Discrimination and Exclusion7

Community-based Organization Behavioral Outcomes Project “Many Men, Many Voices”7

Barriers8

Access to the Services8

Communication challenges8

Regulatory/political issues8

Financing and budgetary issues9

Racial, ethnical and religious impact9

Recommendations9

Cooperative actions of Stakeholders and agencies9

Awareness programs10

Controlling the sex trading and promoting unsafe sex education10

Conclusion11

References12

Introduction

Human immunodeficiency has become one of the most lethal causes of death worldwide. The progression of the disease is slow, and it causes prolonged illness. The treatment strategies are implemented to control the progression of disease, towards AIDS. However, complete eradication is not possible. The epidemiology of HIV in United States shows that the graph of the disease is getting high, with a number of underlying causes. Amongst all the other causes, the marked increase in the population, and the elevation in the male population having sex with males and the sex traders in general is the main factor that has made the control and eradication of the disease hard, and nearly impossible.

Discussion

Problem Statement

HIV is the leading cause of death in the United States of America. With the rapid increment in the population, there has been a significant rise in the prevalence of the disease.

United States of America has been a targeted location for the migrants. With its extended area and a vast variety of job availabilities, the immigrants from all over the globe feel attraction to move here. This can be termed as globalization. HIV itself is a threatening and one of the fastest spreading diseases as per today's statistics. Globalization has its impact on almost all the fields of our lives. One of them is Health care. Countries take several steps to ensure the delivery of quality health care facilities to their citizens. Now with the inclusion of globalization, countries have to make some joint venture to combat this fatal disease. In the emergent countries, it is now even rising day by day. As more people are crossing borders, they project more threats of HIV spread. The health care system of the United States is vast and powerful, however, with this increasing population, the system is facing difficulties in controlling the prevalence in the population

As a report indicates, more than 1.1 million people in United States are living with HIV infection. The prevalence has been noticeably increased with the bombarding diverse population. These people belong to different geographical regions, with different races and ethnicities. With the augmentation in the populace, there has been an increase in the illegal and sexual abuses and activities. This has been a significant cause of HIV infection in the community.

Around 130,000 to 50,000 people are infected every year with the HIV infection. As the researchers indicate, one in every five patients is unaware of the infection he holds. The health care programs, although offering a number of services to the population, are still not enough to take control of ...