HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

The Caribbean is the second-most affected region in the world in terms of HIV prevalence rates.[1] Based on 2009 data, about 1.0 percent of the adult population (240,000 people) is living with the disease, which is higher than any other region except Sub-Saharan Africa.[2] Several factors influence this epidemic, including poverty, gender, sex tourism, and stigma. HIV incidence in the Caribbean declined 49% between 2001 and 2012.[3] Different countries have employed a variety of responses to the disease, with a range of challenges and successes.

According to The World Factbook, the Bahamas has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 3.3%,[4] which is the highest rate outside of Africa.

  1. ^ Beck, Eduard J.; Mays, Nicholas; Whiteside, Alan W.; Zuniga, Jose M., eds. (2008). The HIV Pandemic: Local and Global Implications. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191723957.
  2. ^ Global Report: UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic: 2010. UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS. December 2010. pp. 20–21, 42–43. ISBN 978-92-9173-871-7. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ Figueroa, Peter (June 2014). "Review of HIV in the Caribbean: Significant Progress and Outstanding Challenges". Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 11 (2): 158–167. doi:10.1007/s11904-014-0199-7. PMID 24623473. S2CID 13483035.
  4. ^ "The Bahamas" (PDF). World Factbook. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2020.