Talk:HIV/AIDS

Awkward first sentence in lede --

Infection with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), a retrovirus, can be managed with treatment but without treatment can lead to a spectrum of conditions including AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome).

How about defining what AIDS is before HIV (and how to treat it) in the AIDS article. Maybe something like this and without the excessive commas --

AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a spectrum of conditions caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). HIV is a retrovirus that can be managed with treatment. Left untreated HIV can lead to AIDS. 57.135.233.22 (talk) 04:35, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2023

In the information box at the beginning is listed:

Prevention: Safe sex, needle exchange, male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis[4]

I think male circumcision should be removed from the list. I think the list creates an image that circumcision is as effective in prevention as the other listed methods, which is not the case. Epidemiologyclly speaking it might be a risk reducting method but the other listed methods reduce individual’s risk to ~0%. No one should believe they are safe with circumcition and neglect safe sex and then get infected. 2001:14BB:A5:CDF8:C04E:1030:73F:FA7 (talk) 20:48, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Seawolf35 (talk - email) 21:30, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Lead paragraphs

Taking a look at MOS:LEADLENGTH, 3 to 4 paragraphs is apparently normal for an article over 5,000 words. It's currently 10 paragraphs, which even for a topic this important seems excessive to me. I wish I could be bold and edit the lead directly, but a lot of stuff there seems important. If forced to drop it to 3 paragraphs, which the MOS says is typical for featured articles, I’d recommend cutting excessive detail of history and prevention. Anyone else have any thoughts? Yovt (talk) 16:41, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Don't Kiss Me Goodbye

Hi,TB and Hiv and Aids did not yet kiss me goodbye all in one but diffreciate at treatment levels and why others pro-long lives and why mpox sex related matters and why vaccine is needed and why Hiv and Aids vaccination is no where to found and how much it will cost ours all to pay for it??.Amooketsi It is not yet over for this poverty,hunger and emission free world and is a challenge to all as climate,earthquake, conflicts damages infrastructure and taking lives by storm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.114.165.131 (talk) 10:38, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

first paragraph

First paragraph is centered around the experiences of people in rich countries. Many people in low income countries have no access to treatment. Can someone please revise the first paragraph to reflect this reality? Thanks! 173.222.1.187 (talk) 03:47, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Add A Fact: "62% decline in child HIV infections since 2010"

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

About 120,000 [Confidence bounds: 83,000-170,000] new HIV infections among children under five occurred in 2023, dramatically declining from 300,000 [220,000-440,000] in 2010 and representing a 62 per cent decline.

The fact comes from the following source:

https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/emtct/

Additional comments from user: Progress in reducing new HIV infections among children has stagnated in recent years

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Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Add A Fact: "Low ART coverage for adolescents with HIV"

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

Of the 1.55 million [1.2 million-1.9 million] adolescents aged 10-19 living with HIV globally, only 65 per cent, or 1.1 million, were receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2023. Of the 3.1 million [2.1 – 4.0 million] adolescents and young people aged 15-24 living with HIV globally, only 61 per cent, or 1.9 million, were receiving live-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2023.

The fact comes from the following source:

https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/adolescent-hiv-treatment/

Additional comments from user: About six out of ten adolescents 10-19 years of age living with HIV are on antiretroviral medications

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Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:38, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Add A Fact: "Rising HIV infections among youth"

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

Adolescents and young people represent a growing share of people living with HIV worldwide. In 2023 alone, 360,000 [240,000-480,000] young people between the ages of 15 to 24 were newly infected with HIV, of whom 140,000 [39,000-240,000] were adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19.

The fact comes from the following source:

https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/adolescents-young-people/

Additional comments from user: About six out of ten adolescents 10-19 years of age living with HIV are on antiretroviral medications

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Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC)