旅游业在加勒比地区艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行中所起的促成作用。

The contributing role of tourism in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean.

作者信息

Orisatoki R O, Oguntibeju O O, Truter E J

机构信息

Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, Spartan Health Sciences University, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, West Indies.

出版信息

Niger J Med. 2009 Apr-Jun;18(2):143-8. doi: 10.4314/njm.v18i2.45053.

DOI:10.4314/njm.v18i2.45053

PMID:19630318

Abstract

The first confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean was reported in 1982, however a recent report by UNAIDS shows that the epidemic has risen to over 250,000 persons living with the virus with the highest prevalence rates shown to be in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Various factors ranging from commercial sex trading to unsafe injection employed for drug abuse have been identified to play a contributing role in this increase. Also, the role and impact of tourism on the spread of HIV infection has been reported. Due to concerns shown by countries and territories who are dependent on tourism and that they rank amongst the most highly affected by HIV/AIDS in the region, this paper endeavours to examine the impact of HIV/AIDS and the contributing role of tourism to HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean.

摘要

1982年，加勒比地区报告了首例确诊的艾滋病毒/艾滋病病例。然而，联合国艾滋病规划署最近的一份报告显示，该流行病已导致超过25万人感染该病毒，其中多米尼加共和国和海地的患病率最高。已确定从商业性交易到用于药物滥用的不安全注射等各种因素在这一增长中起了促进作用。此外，还报告了旅游业对艾滋病毒感染传播的作用和影响。由于依赖旅游业的国家和领土表示关切，且它们在该地区受艾滋病毒/艾滋病影响最严重的国家中名列前茅，本文旨在研究艾滋病毒/艾滋病的影响以及旅游业对加勒比地区艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行的促进作用。