... HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa either occurs through sexual intercourse, unsafe surgical procedures or mother to child contact. Some other common and cultural forms of transmission include rape and age-mixing. Some men believe that having sex with a virgin could cure them of HIV/AIDS. ... people cannot afford them. AIDS thrives also because "less than 20 percent of children in the poorest countries 5 in Africa get a decent education: just half can read and write"(Diop 43). Without good schooling, Africa's children are unlikely to have the information and skills necessary to ... "...

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