# Talk:HIV/AIDS

First paragraph is centered around the experiences of people in rich countries. Many people in low income countries have no access to treatment.  Can someone please revise the first paragraph to reflect this reality? Thanks! 173.222.1.187 (talk) 03:47, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

About 120,000 [Confidence bounds: 83,000-170,000] new HIV infections among children under five occurred in 2023, dramatically declining from 300,000 [220,000-440,000] in 2010 and representing a 62 per cent decline.

The fact comes from the following source:

https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/emtct/

Additional comments from user: Progress in reducing new HIV infections among children has stagnated in recent years
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Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

Of the 1.55 million [1.2 million-1.9 million] adolescents aged 10-19 living with HIV globally, only 65 per cent, or 1.1 million, were receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2023.
Of the 3.1 million [2.1 – 4.0 million] adolescents and young people aged 15-24 living with HIV globally, only 61 per cent, or 1.9 million, were receiving live-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2023.

The fact comes from the following source:

https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/adolescent-hiv-treatment/

Additional comments from user: About six out of ten adolescents 10-19 years of age living with HIV are on antiretroviral medications
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Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:38, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

Adolescents and young people represent a growing share of people living with HIV worldwide. In 2023 alone, 360,000 [240,000-480,000] young people between the ages of 15 to 24 were newly infected with HIV, of whom 140,000 [39,000-240,000] were adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19.

The fact comes from the following source:

https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/adolescents-young-people/

Additional comments from user: About six out of ten adolescents 10-19 years of age living with HIV are on antiretroviral medications
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Laiasolagonzalez (talk) 12:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

To me in the first paragraph "An HIV-positive person on treatment can expect to live a normal life, and die with the virus, not of it" doesn't read well. I think it should be "A HIV-positive person on treatment can expect to live a normal life, and die with the virus, not because of it". One of the articles referenced (13) does not exist, 14 which does exist doesn't contain this exact phrase so I think it can be generalized. Shauno1984 (talk) 15:42, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

@Shauno1984: thanks for the note about the reference. I've updated the links so they work again. I agree the first paragraph wording could be improved. I think we could avoid the phrasing by removing some of the repeated information could help.

What do you think about this change? Matthew Yeager (talk) 05:35, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

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Hello,
I discovered this documentary : The Bloody Truth: Premiere of Documentary on the Origins of HIV
Maybe it could be interesting for this article.
Regards, Jefunky (talk) 20:46, 13 November 2025 (UTC)