Blog 9

This week I saw the movie Philadelphia. Let me just say it is an exciting movie. I will not give it away for those who plan to see it, but this movie just reinforced some of the issues and thoughts I have had since taking this class. Lets just add that Tom Hanks and Denzel were AMAZING!!

This week I decided to research Armenia. This is a country not many people think about, but I decided to look for an overlooked country.

DYI: These are a couple of facts that pertain to Armenia

HIV/AIDS incidence remains low, but there is little awareness of prevention strategies, especially among vulnerable and high-risk youth.

Estimated adult HIV prevalence rate (aged 15–49), 2007
0.1

Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV, 2007 (thousands), estimate
2.4

Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV, 2007 (thousands), low estimate
1.8

Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV, 2007 (thousands), high estimate
3.5

Mother-to-child transmission, Estimated number of women (aged 15+) living with HIV, 2007 (thousands)
<1.0

Paediatric infections, Estimated number of children (aged 0–14) living with HIV, 2007 (thousands)
-

Prevention among young people, HIV prevalence among young people (aged 15–24), 2007, male
0.2

Prevention among young people, HIV prevalence among young people (aged 15–24), 2007, female
0.1

Prevention among young people, % who have comprehensive knowledge of HIV, 2002–2007*, male
15

Prevention among young people, % who have comprehensive knowledge of HIV, 2002–2007*, female
23

Prevention among young people, % who used condom at last higher-risk sex, 2002–2007*, male
86

Apparently, Armenia has managed to remain low statistics when it comes to HIV/ AIDS. Why do you think this is?
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/armenia_statistics.html#55