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How is it that low income nations and citites have a higher hiv/aids rate?
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Lack of medical care: Many people in poor societies do not know that they are infected and pass the infection to others. See this site for more info. http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/epidemiology/pubfacts/en/.
Answered 9/1/2013
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