Talk:HIV/AIDS

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In the information box at the beginning is listed:

Prevention:

Safe sex, needle exchange, male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis[4]

I think male circumcision should be removed from the list. I think the list creates an image that circumcision is as effective in prevention as the other listed methods, which is not the case. Epidemiologyclly speaking it might be a risk reducting method but the other listed methods reduce individual’s risk to ~0%. No one should believe they are safe with circumcition and neglect safe sex and then get infected. 2001:14BB:A5:CDF8:C04E:1030:73F:FA7 (talk) 20:48, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

:File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Seawolf35 (talk - email) 21:30, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Taking a look at MOS:LEADLENGTH, 3 to 4 paragraphs is apparently normal for an article over 5,000 words. It's [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HIV/AIDS&oldid=1240027767 currently] 10 paragraphs, which even for a topic this important seems excessive to me. I wish I could be bold and edit the lead directly, but a lot of stuff there seems important. If forced to drop it to 3 paragraphs, which the MOS says is typical for featured articles, I’d recommend cutting excessive detail of history and prevention. Anyone else have any thoughts? Yovt (talk) 16:41, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi,TB and Hiv and Aids did not yet kiss me goodbye all in one but diffreciate at treatment levels and why others pro-long lives and why mpox sex related matters and why vaccine is needed and why Hiv and Aids vaccination is no where to found and how much it will cost ours all to pay for it??.Amooketsi It is not yet over for this poverty,hunger and emission free world and is a challenge to all as climate,earthquake, conflicts damages infrastructure and taking lives by storm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.114.165.131 (talk) 10:38, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

First paragraph is centered around the experiences of people in rich countries. Many people in low income countries have no access to treatment. Can someone please revise the first paragraph to reflect this reality? Thanks! 173.222.1.187 (talk) 03:47, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

About 120,000 [Confidence bounds: 83,000-170,000] new HIV infections among children under five occurred in 2023, dramatically declining from 300,000 [220,000-440,000] in 2010 and representing a 62 per cent decline.

The fact comes from the following source:

: https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/emtct/

Additional comments from user: Progress in reducing new HIV infections among children has stagnated in recent years

This post was generated using the Add A Fact browser extension.

Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

Of the 1.55 million [1.2 million-1.9 million] adolescents aged 10-19 living with HIV globally, only 65 per cent, or 1.1 million, were receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2023.

Of the 3.1 million [2.1 – 4.0 million] adolescents and young people aged 15-24 living with HIV globally, only 61 per cent, or 1.9 million, were receiving live-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2023.

The fact comes from the following source:

: https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/adolescent-hiv-treatment/

Additional comments from user: About six out of ten adolescents 10-19 years of age living with HIV are on antiretroviral medications

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Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:38, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

Adolescents and young people represent a growing share of people living with HIV worldwide. In 2023 alone, 360,000 [240,000-480,000] young people between the ages of 15 to 24 were newly infected with HIV, of whom 140,000 [39,000-240,000] were adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19.

The fact comes from the following source:

: https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/adolescents-young-people/

Additional comments from user: About six out of ten adolescents 10-19 years of age living with HIV are on antiretroviral medications

This post was generated using the Add A Fact browser extension.

Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

To me in the first paragraph "An HIV-positive person on treatment can expect to live a normal life, and die with the virus, not of it" doesn't read well. I think it should be "A HIV-positive person on treatment can expect to live a normal life, and die with the virus, not because of it". One of the articles referenced (13) does not exist, 14 which does exist doesn't contain this exact phrase so I think it can be generalized. Shauno1984 (talk) 15:42, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Shauno1984}} thanks for the note about the reference. I've updated the links so they work again. I agree the first paragraph wording could be improved. I think we could avoid the phrasing by removing some of the repeated information could help.

:{{textdiff|The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. It is a preventable disease. It can be managed with treatment and become a manageable chronic health condition. While there is no cure or vaccine for HIV, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease and enable people living with HIV to lead long and healthy lives. An HIV-positive person on treatment can expect to live a normal life, and die with the virus, not of it. Effective treatment for HIV-positive people (people living with HIV) involves a life-long regimen of medicine to suppress the virus, making the viral load undetectable. Without treatment it can lead to a spectrum of conditions including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).|The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. It is a preventable disease. While there is no cure or vaccine for HIV, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease to become a manageable chronic condition. Effective treatment for HIV-positive people (people living with HIV) involves a life-long regimen of medicine to suppress the virus, making the viral load undetectable. Without treatment it can lead to a spectrum of conditions including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).}}

:What do you think about this change? Matthew Yeager (talk) 05:35, 28 February 2025 (UTC)