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Here is the whole History of HIV in TANZANIA
The first cases of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania were reported in1983, although for sub-Saharan Africa as a whole the problem began to surface in the late 1970s. The epidemic has evolved from being rare and new disease to a common household problem, which has affected most Tanzania families. The development of the HIV/AIDS epidemic have its clear impact on all sectors of development through not only pressure on AIDS cases care and management of resources, but also through debilitation and depletion of economically active population especially young women and men.
HIV infection is unevenly distributed across geographic area, gender, age, groups and social economic classes in the country. The percentage of the population infected by HIV ranges from less than three percent across most of the country to more than 44.4 percent in certain sub populations. The epidemic has struck more the most economically active group of adults, those aged 15-45.
Distribution of AIDS cases: Between 1st January and 31st December, 1999, a total of 8,850 AIDS cases were reported to the NACP from the 20 regions of mainland Tanzania bringing the number of AIDS cases from 1983 to 118,713. Simulation model estimates that only 1 out of 5 AIDS cases are reported. NACP, therefore, estimates that 44,250 cases occurred in 1999 and 600,000 cumulative AIDS cases have occurred from 1983 to 1999 (www.ppu.go.tz).
The distribution of AIDS cases by age and sex during the period January through December 1999 (is summarized in www.ppu.go.tz) for both sexes most cases falling within the age group 20-49 years; peak age for females being 25-29 years while that for males is 30-34 years. Generally females acquire HIV infection at an earlier age compared to males, assuming a similar incubation period for both sexes. Specific case rates in 1999 indicate that males have a higher case rate (28.2 per 100,000 population) compared to females (26.5 per 100,000 population).
The total population for 1999 has been projected from the 1988 population census using exponential growth model with an annual population growth rate of 2.8%, the NACP estimates that only 1 out of 5 AIDS cases are reported due to under utilisation of health services, under diagnosis, under reporting and delays in reporting. However, the data is believed to reflect the trend of AIDS cases in the country.
