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0 pointsbobthepanda1y ago0 comments

This varies between countries. In South Africa, the country with the largest HIV positive population, women have double the HIV incidence of men. https://sph.brown.edu/news/2024-11-07/south-africa-hiv-obste...

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9x391y ago

That’s interesting that the gendering is reversed in Africa. Why do you think that is? The linked article didn’t try to explain it.

The OP article covered Mexico which remains closer to the US in outcomes being heavily male-gendered.

my understanding is that

* condom use is much lower in sub-Saharan Africa

* polygamy, specifically a man with multiple wives, is also more common in sub-Saharan Africa

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9x391y ago

That’s interesting that the gendering is reversed in Africa. Why do you think that is? The linked article didn’t try to explain it.

The OP article covered Mexico which remains closer to the US in outcomes being heavily male-gendered.

my understanding is that

* condom use is much lower in sub-Saharan Africa

* polygamy, specifically a man with multiple wives, is also more common in sub-Saharan Africa

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse