• A review of AIDS and its effects on society and ways of prevention
  • Maryam Ghorbani,1,*
    1. Semnan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services


  • Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus infection is a spectrum of situations caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS is one of the major problems and crises affecting public health and involving the world. HIV disease has three main stages. In the first stage, the person may experience the flu-like illness for a short time. For this reason, the disease is usually followed for a long period without any symptoms, which is called the latency period. The more the disease progresses, the more it interferes with the immune system and causes people to develop infections such as opportunistic and tumor cancers, but not usually in people whose immune systems work well. Eventually the disease will enter stage 3 or AIDS when the CD4+ T cell count drops to less than 200 cells per microliter. AIDS has had a huge impact on communities, whether as a disease or as a factor for discrimination. It has also had significant economic impacts. People with AIDS are at increased risk of being infected with various cancer viruses, including: Kaposi's sarcoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and cervical cancer.
  • Methods: In this review, the necessary information collected through various articles and search in websites such as the Pub Med. some articles published from 2010 to 2019 were reviewed and the results of these studies were procured.
  • Results: Recent studies have shown that AIDS has significant effects on society, the economy, health, the family, and people's lives. AIDS can affect the economics of individuals and society. GDP per capita Most AIDS-affected countries have declined due to a shortage of human resources. Without proper nutrition, health and medicine, many people will die because of the effects of AIDS. They are not only unable to work, but also require special medical care. At the family level, AIDS will both lower income levels and increase health care costs. Because young people are often infected with AIDS, the disease reduces the taxable population, reducing resources available for public spending such as education and health services that are unrelated to AIDS, resulting in pressure on government funding. Increased and the economy slowed. Health education interventions and health promotion, awareness and attitude change have been effective in preventing and reducing disease transmission. By educating and changing people's attitudes, they can prevent the risks of transmitting the disease. Intervention programs have facilitated the change of health behaviors by enhancing understanding of behavioral change and the individual and environmental characteristics that influence behavior, and thus are the most effective educational programs. A review of studies reveals that girls and women are vulnerable groups to infection due to biological, social, and gender inequalities.
  • Conclusion: By reviewing the literature, it can be concluded that AIDS is one of the most important diseases in the world today and can have a significant impact on people's lives and lives. This can be prevented by changing the attitude and raising the level of public awareness. Holding workshops and psychological training in AIDS patients can increase the awareness and efficiency of the treatment team. It can also be found that if we start preventive education programs from adolescents and youth levels and can develop these programs in schools, we can significantly reduce the incidence of the disease.
  • Keywords: AIDS, prevention, effect on society, CD4+.