HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia describes the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in a country with a large and vulnerable population, an estimated 15 percent of whom live below the poverty line. The source states that the epidemic has cut life expectancy by seven years and greatly reduced the workforce, making it one of the key challenges for national development. A survey of 5,780 men and 5,300 women aged 15 to 49 gave an overall prevalence estimate of 1.4 percent, ranging from 0.2 percent in the SNNPR to 6.0 percent in the Gambela Region, and expanded surveillance data lowered earlier estimates for 2005.
Facts
Classification
Body SystemLymphatic or Immune System 1 ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category) Sources
1. World Health Organization: HIV and AIDS
World Health OrganizationOverview
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system.
Transmission
HIV can be transmitted via the exchange of body fluids from people living with HIV, including blood, breast milk, semen, and vaginal secretions.
View the Source 2. World Health Organization: ICD-10 Version 2019, category B20-B24
World Health OrganizationICD-10 2019 category B20, Chapter IQuote, ICD-10 2019 category B20, Chapter I
B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease resulting in infectious and parasitic diseases
3. HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia (Wikipedia)
Risk of infectionQuote, Risk of infection
The primary mode of HIV transmission in Ethiopia is heterosexual contact.
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