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Volume 4
Journal of HIV & Retro Virus
STD 2018
December 03-04, 2018
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
December 03-04, 2018 Toronto, Canada
2
nd
International Conference on
Poverty increased HIV and other
Ronald Kiyemba
Uganda Cycling Association, Uganda
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n Uganda, research made in 2016 shows that 1.4 million people live with HIV and other related Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).
52,000 people are infected by this every year. 28,000 die of HIV/AIDS and other related illnesses. Research has shown that HIV
is one of the important outcomes of poverty in Uganda having more than 35% of Ugandans living below poverty line of 1 US$
daily. As a result of this, people especially women indulge into risky behavior such as commercial sex which can provide them with
basic survival resources for themselves and their dependents. Commonest behaviors that have increased the spread of HIV and other
sexually transmitted infections include, cultural poverty that results in forced teenage marriages by their parents for material gain,
women do commercial sexual transaction to raise basic needs and most of them being widows left alone with children who need
feeding, hospital bills etc. house helpers being seduced by their bosses, employers demanding for sex in exchange for jobs, institution
bosses abusing young less privileged girls for sex in exchange for admissions and also teachers demanding for sex in exchange for
marks, Muslim culture of polygamy which has increased the risk of multiple cross infections and much as information through health
education and counseling about the risks has reached the poor, it sometimes seems irrelevant given the reality of their poor standards
of living. Therefore, luck of incentive resources has made it difficult for the poor communities to adapt to the recommend behaviors.
Biography
Kiyemba Ronald is a Coach for Uganda Cycling National Teams. He has completed his degree in Sports Science. He is the President of Kitanda Care for HIV/AIDS
and UTI infections control. His interests are the methods of reducing HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases from the communities.
kiyembaronald@live.comRonald Kiyemba, J HIV Retrovirus 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9676-C2-006