Written by Oluwayinka Dada - with Agency Report Wednesday, 20 March 2013

A report has indicated that
about 28 per cent of South
African school girls are still
living with HIV, despite the
marked progress in curbing the
HIV epidemic, compared with
just four per cent of boys.
According to the statistics
released to the media by South
African Health Minister, Aaron
Motsoaledi, at a National Council
of Provinces meeting, called
“taking Parliament to the
people” at Carolina,
Mpumalanga.
The statistics reveals that
94,000 schoolgirls fell pregnant
across the country in 2011 with
77,000 having abortions at
public facilities.
He further explained that there
are also a high number of TB
infections.
He expressed shock over the
statistics, saying it “destroyed
his soul” and blamed the “sugar
daddies” infecting young girls
with the virus and moved for
action to be taken against them.
The minister emphasised that it
was not the boys who slept
with the girls but the “sugar
daddies” in the country,
premising it on the fact if it
were to be the boys, only four
per cent of them would not
have been HIV positive.
According to the minister,
“many of the pregnant girls,
who were aged between 10
and 14 tested positive to HIV.
South Africa has been involved
in one of the world’s largest
anti-retroviral (ARV)
programmes since President
Jacob Zuma appointed
Mpumalanga health minister in
2009.
Reports had it that the HIV
prevalence that in South Africa
remained the highest among
women in age group 30 to 34
years, increasing from 41.5 per
cent in 2009 to 42.2 per cent in
2011.
Among the 35-to-39 year-olds,
the prevalence rate has
increased from 35.4 per cent in
2009 to 39.4 per cent in 2011.
The reason for the higher
prevalence rates among older
women was said to be as a
result of age groups getting
infected earlier in their lives,
and were now moving into a
higher age group according to
the survey.
Is South Africa this bad
http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/world-news/item/7754-south-africa-28-of-school-girls-are-hiv-positive-as-health-minister-blames-sugar-daddies-for-spreading-the-virus

na so the wire dey hungry them? 28%!!! Jehova umu isreal eee!

Walexz02: Written by Oluwayinka Dada - with Agency Report Wednesday, 20 March 2013

A report has indicated that
about 28 per cent of South
African school girls are still
living with HIV, despite the
marked progress in curbing the
HIV epidemic, compared with
just four per cent of boys.
According to the statistics
released to the media by South
African Health Minister, Aaron
Motsoaledi, at a National Council
of Provinces meeting, called
“taking Parliament to the
people” at Carolina,
Mpumalanga.
The statistics reveals that
94,000 schoolgirls fell pregnant
across the country in 2011 with
77,000 having abortions at
public facilities.
He further explained that there
are also a high number of TB
infections.
He expressed shock over the
statistics, saying it “destroyed
his soul” and blamed the “sugar
daddies” infecting young girls
with the virus and moved for
action to be taken against them.
The minister emphasised that it
was not the boys who slept
with the girls but the “sugar
daddies” in the country,
premising it on the fact if it
were to be the boys, only four
per cent of them would not
have been HIV positive.
According to the minister,
“many of the pregnant girls,
who were aged between 10
and 14 tested positive to HIV.
South Africa has been involved
in one of the world’s largest
anti-retroviral (ARV)
programmes since President
Jacob Zuma appointed
Mpumalanga health minister in
2009.
Reports had it that the HIV
prevalence that in South Africa
remained the highest among
women in age group 30 to 34
years, increasing from 41.5 per
cent in 2009 to 42.2 per cent in
2011.
Among the 35-to-39 year-olds,
the prevalence rate has
increased from 35.4 per cent in
2009 to 39.4 per cent in 2011.
The reason for the higher
prevalence rates among older
women was said to be as a
result of age groups getting
infected earlier in their lives,
and were now moving into a
higher age group according to
the survey.
Is South Africa this bad
http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/world-news/item/7754-south-africa-28-of-school-girls-are-hiv-positive-as-health-minister-blames-sugar-daddies-for-spreading-the-virus

woooo stop buti stop,the statistics were mic understood hey,Carolina is the place were talking about here,with 28%of the girls there having the virus not the whole country.as for the abortion part ayi I don't believe that all man.If KwaZulu Natal had less the 3000 teenage pregnancies then maybe he was trying to say 9400.Mistakes happen

and u wont believe that its only 10% of south and eastern africans know their status

^^
Abi jare, shebi dem don knw there status nw, here(in the south) many dnt knw their status.

antontech: and u wont believe that its only 10% of south and eastern africans know their status

in South Africa it is compulsory for all pregnant women and varsity students to get tested,where you got that 10% from I have no idea but it would be gravely appreciated if you share with us your source.