The Demographic Situation of Europe and the Developed Countries Overseas: An Annual Report (Population, 4-5, 1999)
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1999
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Alain Monnier, « The Demographic Situation of Europe and the Developed Countries Overseas: An Annual Report (Population, 4-5, 1999) », Population, ID : 10670/1.eefbl1
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The significant slowdown in the rate of HIV/AIDS spread in developed countries is not mirrored in other regions of the world, especially Asia and Africa. In neither region are the dominant modes of transmission related, as in developed countries, to MSM (Men having Sex with Men), injecting drug use or blood transfusions; transmission is mainly through heterosexual intercourse - at higher risk where there is an existing sexually transmitted disease -, and mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy or breastfeeding. The essentials for proper prevention, therefore, are not just information about marital sexual behaviour inside and outside marriage, but also the prevalence of STDs, people's own serostatus awareness, breastfeeding practices, couples' fertility goals, and possible contraceptive practices. Annabel Desgrées du Loû reviews the available literature on these issues in the African setting.