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HIV/AIDS and TB in Haiti • Haiti has one of the highest rates in the Caribbean. The rate has declined from 5. 9% in 1996 to 2.2% in recent years • Estimated population living with HIV/AIDS was 120,000 in 2007 • Percentage of HIV infected people receiving Antiretroviral Therapy was 61% 2009
Tuberculosis • In 2007, the estimated incidence <strong>for</strong> all <strong>for</strong>ms of TB disease in Haiti was 306 cases/100,000 • The WHO estimates that 23% of new TB patients in Haiti are co-infected with HIV.
Page 1 and 2: HIV/AIDS, STIs, TB, and Haitians He
Page 3 and 4: Learning Objectives • Provide a b
Page 5 and 6: Haiti • The least developed count
Page 7 and 8: Religion & Languages Religion • C
Page 9 and 10: Haitian Culture Health Beliefs Cont
Page 11 and 12: Supernatural Illnesses • Appear s
Page 13: Haitian Health Care Alternatives Tr
Page 17 and 18: Background • Boston’s HAITIAN c
Page 19 and 20: Boston’s Haitian Community • Ha
Page 21 and 22: Tuberculosis Rate in Boston • Mat
Page 23 and 24: Continuation • There is strong st
Page 25 and 26: Common Health Beliefs & Practices
Page 27 and 28: Continuation • Fatalistic view: G
Page 29 and 30: Continuation • Stigma & intra-com
Page 31 and 32: Lesson Learned • The Messenger ha
Page 33 and 34: Recommendation for Health Promotion
Page 35 and 36: Conclusion • This framework gives

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