112 persons in 2004. This represents a 30% decline in AIDScases and is largely due to an increased access to treatment. The number of AIDSdeaths has also decreased with three hundred and twenty (320) AIDSdeaths (201 males and 119 females) reported in 2007 ... CasesDeaths '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 CasesDeaths 0 ... jamaica
• Unsafe sexual practices Number of Cases/Deaths ... Reproductive Health Sexual activity begins at an early age for many Jamaicans ... 9 years old for girls 40% of Jamaican women are pregnant at least once before
AIDSCases & Deaths in Jamaica (1982 - 2006) CasesDeathsNumber of Cases '82 ... '03 '04 '05 '06 CasesDeathsAIDS definition includes advanced HIV disease in 2005 and 2006 Source: National HIV/STI Control Program, Jamaica ... HIV Prevalence among Antenatal Clinic Attendees in Jamaica (1989 – 2007) Source: National HIV/STI Control Program, Jamaica
Figure 1: AIDScases and deaths in Jamaica, 1982 to 2006 Number of cases/deaths '82 ... as AIDSdeaths decreased from 665 in 2004 to 432 in 2006 (Figure 1). Similarly, paediatric AIDSdeaths went from 34 deaths in 2004 to 13 deaths in 2006 (Figure ... a continuation of this trend, with 196 AIDSdeaths from Jan to June 2006 compared to 305 AIDS
was introduced in 2004 and the number of persons with AIDS and AIDSdeaths decreased by 17 ... CasesDeathsNumber of Cases '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 CasesDeaths ... to child transmission of HIV and a decline in paediatric AIDS from 61 in 2004 to 32
was introduced in 2004 and the number of persons with AIDS and AIDSdeaths decreased by 17 ... CasesDeaths '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 CasesDeaths ... to child transmission of HIV and a decline in paediatric AIDS from 61 in 2004 to 32
and 1% (3) were on salvage therapy. Since the first case of Paediatric AIDS was identified at the University Hospital of the West Indies in 1986 (23), a total of 884 paediatric HIV/AIDS ... ) reported deaths (Fig. 3). The fall in nationally reported cases during 2003 (n = 67 ... Number of CasesCases
and 1% (3) were on salvage therapy. Since the first case of Paediatric AIDS was identified at the University Hospital of the West Indies in 1986 (23), a total of 884 paediatric HIV/AIDS ... ) reported deaths (Fig. 3). The fall in nationally reported cases during 2003 (n = 67 ... Number of CasesCases
CasesDeathsNumber of Cases '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 CasesDeaths Fig. 3: AIDScases and deaths reported annually in Jamaica (1982–2007) AIDS definition includes ... Paediatric AIDScases and deaths have also declined. Paediatric AIDScases peaked at 83 in 2000 and declined to 33 in 2007 while deaths peaked at 45 in 2002 and declined to 9 in 2007 (Fig. 4). These encouraging trends are due to an effective ... jamaica
indicate that the total number of AIDScases in Jamaica between 1982 and December 2001 was 6038. The total AIDSdeaths were 3, 720, yielding a casefatality rate of 62 per 100. Table 18 shows the distribution of AIDScases in Jamaica by parish arranged by rate ... Parish St. James Kingston and St. Andrew St. Ann Hanover Westmoreland St. Catherine Trelawny St. Mary Portland St. Thomas Manchester Clarendon St. Elizabeth Parish Unknown/Overseas Address Total Source: Ministry of Health, JamaicaAIDS Report ... jamaica, manchester