LONDON, Jan 17, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A British study suggested the human
immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS is shifting from the most- to the
least-educated people in sub-Saharan Africa.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine researchers, led by James
Hargreaves, found HIV infections appear to be concentrating among the least
educated Africans, reversing previous patterns that saw higher levels of
infection among the most educated. The scientists also found HIV prevalence
sometimes increased among the less educated, even while it fell among the
overall population.
"These results are partly good news," said Hargreaves. "They confirm that HIV
prevalence is falling, sometimes quite steeply, in some groups of people. This
is probably at least partly because of the global response to the epidemic so
far.
"But our new study also indicates Â
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