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Population Trends Tanzania
Population Trends Tanzania
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Introduction
As in a number of other Sub-Saharah African countries, HIV/AIDS infection levels in Tanzania are very high. Although the information is incomplete and of varying reliability, data collected in various parts of the country among different population groups indicate the severity of the problem. Infection rates among high-risk groups such as commercial sex workers have been reported at levels of 42 to 50 percent in the capital city of Dar es Salaam. Even among low risk groups, such as women tested in antenatal clinics, infection rates of 14 to 16 percent are reported in Dar es Salaam. Other studies indicate that 10 to 15 percent of women attending antenatal clinics in several other cities and towns are infected, and 3 to 6 percent of rural adults may be infected (Bureau of the Census, 1994). By the turn of the century, the Tanzania National AIDS Control Program (NACP) expects nearly 2.4 million people to be HIV infected and 800,000 people to have AIDS. (TMOH, 1994)
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