Impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on non-communicable disease prevention.

نویسندگان

  • Thandi Puoane
  • Gail D Hughes
چکیده

April 2005, Vol. 95, No. 4 SAMJ HIV/AIDS continues to ravage sub-Saharan Africa, and in South Africa accounts for 30% of all mortality, making it the leading cause of death. 1 The epidemic has had other negative effects, which have not been fully realised. Among these is the fact that, paradoxically, the awareness programmes implemented to prevent major spread of HIV/AIDS have complicated the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde

دوره 95 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005