AIDS in uganda — clinical and social features

THE acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was recognized in Africa through the study of African patients with the disease^{1 2 3 4 5} and the subsequent documentation of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).^6,7 Epidemiologic studies have used case surveillance^8,9 and serologic surveys^10,11 to show the pattern of heterosexual transmission,¹² risk factors for acquisition,^{13 14 15 16 17} and the prevalence of infection in Africa.¹⁸ Several useful reviews on the epidemiology of AIDS in Africa have been published.^{19 20 21 22} Although intensive efforts have rightly focused on preventing further transmission, the large number of cases of AIDS will bring attention back to the clinical problems of patients with AIDS in.