HIV/AIDS in Haiti

With an estimated 150,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in 2016 (or an approximately 2.1 percent prevalence rate among adults aged 15–49), Haiti has the most overall cases of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean and its HIV prevalence rates among the highest percentage-wise in the region.^[3] There are many risk-factor groups for HIV infection in Haiti, with the most common ones including lower socioeconomic status, lower educational levels, risky behavior, and lower levels of awareness regarding HIV and its transmission.^[4]^[5]

HIV prevalence in Haiti is largely dropping as a result of a strong AIDS/HIV educational program, support from non-governmental organizations and private donors, as well as a strong healthcare system supported by UNAIDS. Part of the success of Haiti's HIV healthcare system lies in the governmental commitment to the issue, which alongside the support of donations from the Global Fund and President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), allows the nation to prioritize the issue.^[2]

Despite the extreme poverty afflicting a large Haitian population, the severe economic impact HIV has on the nation, and the controversy surrounding how the virus spread to Haiti and the United States, Haiti is on the path to provide universal treatment, with other developing nations emulating its AIDS treatment system.^[2]

^ "Global HIV and AIDS statistics". 16 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Koenig, Serena; Ivers, Lc; Pace, S; Destine, R; Leandre, F; Grandpierre, R; Mukherjee, J; Farmer, Pe; Pape, Jw (2010-03-01). "Successes and challenges of HIV treatment programs in Haiti: aftermath of the earthquake". HIV Therapy. 4 (2): 145–160. doi:10.2217/hiv.10.6. ISSN 1758-4310. PMC 3011860. PMID 21197385.
^ "Haiti". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ Fawzi, M.C. Smith; Lambert, W.; Boehm, F.; Finkelstein, J.l.; Singler, J.m.; Léandre, F.; Nevil, P.; Bertrand, D.; Claude, M.s. (2010-04-10). "Economic Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Women in Rural Haiti: Implications for HIV Prevention Policies and Programs in Resource-Poor Settings". Journal of Women's Health. 19 (5): 885–892. doi:10.1089/jwh.2008.1334. ISSN 1540-9996. PMC 2875958. PMID 20380576.
^ Dorjgochoo, Tsogzolmaa; Noel, Francine; Deschamps, Marie Marcelle; Theodore, Harry; Dupont, William; Wright, Peter F; Fitzgerald, Dan W; Vermund, Sten H; Pape, Jean W (2009). "Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Haitian Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Counseling and Testing in Port-au-Prince". Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 52 (4): 498–508. doi:10.1097/qai.0b013e3181ac12a8. PMC 3196358. PMID 19738486.

[1] "Global HIV and AIDS statistics". 16 July 2015.

[:15-2] Koenig, Serena; Ivers, Lc; Pace, S; Destine, R; Leandre, F; Grandpierre, R; Mukherjee, J; Farmer, Pe; Pape, Jw (2010-03-01). "Successes and challenges of HIV treatment programs in Haiti: aftermath of the earthquake". HIV Therapy. 4 (2): 145–160. doi:10.2217/hiv.10.6. ISSN 1758-4310. PMC 3011860. PMID 21197385.

[:05-3] "Haiti". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[:0-4] Fawzi, M.C. Smith; Lambert, W.; Boehm, F.; Finkelstein, J.l.; Singler, J.m.; Léandre, F.; Nevil, P.; Bertrand, D.; Claude, M.s. (2010-04-10). "Economic Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Women in Rural Haiti: Implications for HIV Prevention Policies and Programs in Resource-Poor Settings". Journal of Women's Health. 19 (5): 885–892. doi:10.1089/jwh.2008.1334. ISSN 1540-9996. PMC 2875958. PMID 20380576.

[:1-5] Dorjgochoo, Tsogzolmaa; Noel, Francine; Deschamps, Marie Marcelle; Theodore, Harry; Dupont, William; Wright, Peter F; Fitzgerald, Dan W; Vermund, Sten H; Pape, Jean W (2009). "Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Haitian Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Counseling and Testing in Port-au-Prince". Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 52 (4): 498–508. doi:10.1097/qai.0b013e3181ac12a8. PMC 3196358. PMID 19738486.

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