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Of a recent survey of 700 households in South Africa where
at least one person was sick with Aids already, it was found
that:
- two thirds of the sick were women and girls - average
age 33
- two thirds of households reported loss of income due to
Aids
- one quarter of children under 15 had lost one parent to
Aids
- 12% of children sent to live elsewhere, 8% of children
under 18 primary caregivers
- one quarter of caregivers were over the age of 60
- only 50% of respondents had publicly acknowledged having
Hiv/Aids
- more than half households had paid for at least one funeral
last year, costing 4 times a monthly wage
- Southern African Stats: 3.8 million newly infected adults
and children in year 2000
- 2.4 million child/adult deaths in year 2000
- 200 Hiv positive babies born every day (roughly 70,000
every year - South African Paediatric Association) of which
35,000 could be negative if administered Nevirapine at birth
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