AIDS in Africa: Diversity in the Global Pandemic.

Highlights key epidemiological differences between AIDS in African countries and AIDS in the United States. Background conditions that permit and constraint responses to the epidemics; African countries of high and low prevalence; Population distribution and demographic impact; Demographic structure of a high-fertility and a low-fertility population; Differences in the availability of health services; Inadequacy of laboratory equipment needed to meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case definition of AIDS.