Squaring the circle: AIDS, poverty, and human development

PLoS Med. 2007 Oct;4(10):1571-5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040314.

Abstract

The authors discuss the "downstream" effects of AIDS on poverty, and the "upstream" effects of poverty upon acquiring HIV.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / prevention & control
  • Adult
  • Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Developing Countries
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Female
  • HIV Seroprevalence
  • Health Priorities
  • Health Promotion / economics
  • Healthcare Disparities*
  • Human Rights
  • Humans
  • Income
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Poverty*
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Social Problems*