U.S. experts warn against HIV cuts."Proposed reductions in HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. prevention spending would likely have adverse public health consequences," a group of American researchers warn in a study reported in the American Journal of Public Health The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is a peer reviewed monthly journal of the American Public Health Association (APHA). The Journal also regularly publishes authoritative editorials and commentaries and serves as a forum for the analysis of health policy. , June 2006. They found that funds increased to selected states from the U.S. Center for Disease Control for HIV prevention. This led to 12.8 million more people being tested for HIV between 1998 and 2003 than would have been tested had all states received funds equal to the lowest quintile quin·tile n. 1. The astrological aspect of planets distant from each other by 72° or one fifth of the zodiac. 2. Statistics The portion of a frequency distribution containing one fifth of the total sample. of funding. Using several statistical methods, the researchers conclude that federal HIV prevention funds independently correlate with increased HIV testing and the knowledge of prevention of mother to child HIV transmission. The U.S. federal government spends more than $900 million per year on HIV prevention programs. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world , Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. and Boston University. blinas@partners.org |
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