Caribbean plays catch-up in HIV prevention efforts. Efforts focus on education, cultural issues.
HIV prevalence remains high in many Caribbean nations as testimony to early mistakes made by governments that did not fully understand the threat the epidemic posed. The Caribbean has one of the highest rates of new AIDS cases among women in the Western Hemisphere, which is partially a result of Caribbean women having little power to negotiate safe-sex practices. Likewise, there are high rates of sexually transmitted diseases, which help fuel the epidemic.
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