the impact of hiv/aids on the education sector in tanzania

HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, long-term fever, cancers etc.). In Mbeya Region 35 deaths
(33 per cent) were HIV/AIDS related, whilst in Iringa Region 74 deaths (73 per cent)
were HIV/AIDS related;
� <strong>the</strong> prevalence <strong>of</strong> HIV among male blood donors in 2001 was highest in six regions:
Kagera (23 per cent); Dar es Salaam (18.8 per cent); Iringa (17.9 per cent); Arusha
(17.2 per cent); Morogoro (16.2 per cent), and Mbeya (14.4 per cent);
� <strong>the</strong> prevalence <strong>of</strong> HIV among female blood donors in 2001 was highest in three
regions: Dar es Salaam (31.4 per cent); Morogoro (22.3 per cent), and Iringa (21.4 per
cent);
� amongst blood donors in <strong>the</strong> 15-24 age group (which gives an approximate indication
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> new infections), HIV prevalence was above 10 per cent in Arusha,
Dar es Salaam, Iringa, Kagera, Mbeya, Morogoro, Rukwa and Ruvuma Regions;
� in 1990, 24 antenatal sentinel sites were established in 11 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 20 regions <strong>of</strong>
mainland Tanzania. Among antenatal clinic attendees in 2000 <strong>the</strong> prevalence <strong>of</strong> HIV
was above 15 per cent at some sentinel sites in Iringa (32 per cent), Mwanza (16 per
cent), Mbeya (23 per cent), Morogoro (18 per cent) and Kilimanjaro (17 per cent).
In view <strong>of</strong> this data, coupled with <strong>the</strong> budgetary constraints, <strong>the</strong> research team
suggested Dar es Salaam, Iringa and Arusha Regions as candidate research areas. This
proposal was tabled during a meeting with MoEC <strong>of</strong>ficials.
It was decided not to use Dar es Salaam, since <strong>the</strong> MoEC wanted to compile more
information from o<strong>the</strong>r regions outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> capital. Considerations <strong>of</strong> costs suggested that
Arusha (850 km from Dar es Salaam) should also be rejected. Therefore Iringa (600 km from
Dar es Salaam) was retained as a study site (see Figure 1.1).
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