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1. There are many reasons for the high levels of HIV/AIDS that has spread in the Eastern and Southern areas of Africa with the most common being unprotected sex.
2. Big factors that contribute in the rapid spread of the incurable virus is poverty and the lack of education and prevention.
3. Prostitution and sex workers is another serious problem.
4. Surgical practices involving blood such as scarification, male circumcision, female genital cutting, and genital tattooing can cause the spread of the virus as well.
5.Other factors that can spread the disease are men who have sex with other men, overpopulated prisons, drug usage, and poor medical care.

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Stigmas and discrimination in Africa is a large factor that prevents people from getting tested and treated for HIV/AIDS.
The status of a woman and young girls determines their access to education and prevention of HIV/AIDS.
Another barrier is data issues.

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“Knowing your epidemic”
In the passing years, there has been various ways implemented encouraging the people in Africa to get tested, reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Eastern and Southern regions of Africa.
·     Testing
·     Counseling
·     HIV/AIDS education
·     Access to condoms

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Many countries in Africa depend on external funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.