Women Of The Aboriginal Canadian Women

Women have accounted for 12.5% of all positive HIV test reports in Toronto since 1985. 48% of all infections among women in Toronto have been among women from countries with high rates of HIV”.

For a number of years now, the woman in our society have been treated and continue to have the impression of being significantly inferior amongst their male counterparts and in almost all cases, woman of colour, in particular, are looked upon as more inferior than Caucasian women. More specifically in Canada, aboriginal people are perceived as an inferior class of people and in this case, aboriginal women are the most inferior amongst the inferior class (Halseth, 2013). These types of discrimination and obstacles have lead to multiple health-related issues that prevents aboriginal women from prospering in their communities which is an apparent link to their social determinants. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),

The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome denotes a spectrum of conditions that are caused by the HIV virus. Infection with this disease does not result in the instant occurrence of the related signs and symptoms. However, an individual is likely to experience flu-like symptoms after he or she is infected with it. Eventually, the person experiences a prolonged period of apparent health with no visible signs. On progression, the infection adversely interferes with the immune system of the individual. The weakening of the body’s defense system increases the risk of recurrence of common infections and opportunistic illnesses that

Nearly three decades ago, there was an increase in deaths of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Developing countries have experienced the greatest HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality, with the highest prevalence rates recorded in young adults in sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa over three million people are killed by this disease (Macfarlene3). After this epidemic spreaded in Africa and killed people it branched out to other countries in the world.

First Nations people are often of a lower socioeconomic status that then average Canadian citizen. Poverty increases the risk of developing chronic disease and premature death. Increased risk of chronic disease is a result of material deprivation, inadequate housing, poor nutrition, physical and emotional stress, and poor access to health care services (HCC, 2012; Reading, 2009). The HCC (2012) reported that First Nations individuals are more likely than other Canadian citizens to live with a

○ Immigrants residing in rural North Carolina and southeastern U.S have the highest HIV and STD infection rates

Since the first occurrence of an HIV/AIDS case in Australia in 1982, Australia has been responding proactively to come up with preventative methods and treatments for the illness. Over the last ten years, we have committed over $600 million

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) along with other sexually transmitted infections (STI) have emerged as a health epidemic over the recent decades and continue to threaten the lives of people today. In order to better understand the virus and other STIs, in terms of the populations they affect, it is important to observe the diverse risk factors among different genders and ethnicities that are HIV positive. One vital consideration for a study of this nature is the difference in HIV-positive care provided between genders. By examining the disparities that exist within STI treatment across the variables of gender and ethnicity, information for various people of age, gender and race have more viable information to use. Therefore, careful examination of the trends in equity (or lack thereof) across education programs and care for different gender and ethnicity groups, can lead to important changes that can be made for better health treatment of all people. However, not all groups of people can be treated entirely equally. For example, risk factors for transmission of HIV have been known to shift according to gender trends and remain higher for some ethnic groups than others. Effective public health interventions will need to combat overt discrimination in treatment while balancing the influence of known trends across these two broad variables in order to manage a positive output for clients.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 20 million of infections (including HIV) occur each year.

Aboriginal peoples are the fastest growing population in Canada however, they have the worst health status among Canadians. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) urged Canada to acknowledge the current state of Aboriginal health and address that their poor health status is a direct result of poor Canadian policies. Hence, the TRC made 94 health recommendations which included funding Aboriginal healing centres and providing cultural competency training which would better the health conditions they currently

With all of the technology improvements and advances we are able to fight and protect more effectively against ermiging diseases.

Another thing that’s causing more African American woman to have a higher percentage infected than any other race is because, many don’t date or have sexual partners outside of the African American race. There are more men in the African American race than any other race infected with HIV/AIDS. So therefore infecting the African American woman.

The research provided me with the information the developing countries have a higher rate of HIV/AIDS infection than highly developed countries. The statistics from “ The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic” show that 36.7 million people in the world have HIV/AIDS, and of the 36.7 million, 19 million are in

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 50,000 people are infected with HIV each year. In 2010, the most recent year for which this information is available, there were around 47,500 new HIV infections in the United States (p. 1). The population of people with HIV is diverse due to the fact that it does not discriminate. Men and women of any age,

“Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events (including disease), and the application of this study to the control of diseases and other health problems (WHO, 2015)”. “Various methods can be used to carry out epidemiological investigations: surveillance and descriptive studies can be used to study distribution; analytical studies are used to study determinants (WHO, 2015)”.This paper discusses about epidemiology of HIV infection, including factors that contribute the development of the disease, epidemiologic triangle, role of community health nurse and the national organization that address the communicable disease.