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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
On-line version ISSN 1561-3038
Abstract
RODRIGUEZ FERRA, Reinaldo; GOMEZ BARRERA, Zabdiel and GARCIA HERNANDEZ, Tania. El SIDA: Su repercusión socioeconómica en los países subdesarrollados, y el aporte educativo en su prevención. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2001, vol.17, n.3, pp. 274-280. ISSN 1561-3038.
A review is made on the prevalence of AIDS in the underdeveloped countries and, particularly, in Cuba, as well as on its mortality during 1998. Its social and economic repercussion in the underdeveloped countries and, mainly, in the African continent, is dealt with. The importance of the preventive task based on sex education of the population in general and, specifically, of the young people, is stressed.
Keywords : ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; SEX EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.