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A Model For Hiv/Aids Risk Behaviors Of Students In Armenia, Talin Babikian
A Model For Hiv/Aids Risk Behaviors Of Students In Armenia, Talin Babikian
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Without a cure in now its third decade, AIDS is a concern for both the medical and social science disciplines. Most at risk for a nationwide AIDS epidemic are developing countries, which often lack the necessary resources and knowledge to minimize the spread of the disease. There are an estimated 1500 HIV cases in Armenia, 81.5% of which occur in the 20-39 age group. Armenia’s current economic and political instability, increase in sexually transmitted infections (STI), prostitution, and injecting drug use, and the alarming incidence rates in neighboring countries amplify its risk for a national epidemic.
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