Talk:Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS

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Nothing in article on infections vs time
The most important thing to know about an epidemic is how many people are infected, worldwide, as a function of time, year by year. That information is totally missing from this article. This sort of thing: https://ourworldindata.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/HIV-AIDS.png but updated to 2017. Mollwollfumble (talk) 10:45, 10 January 2019 (UTC)


 * I was able to find that exact graphic on the Our World In Data HIV/AIDs. The authors of the website give full permission to use any content as long as the authors are given credit. I have already created a Wikimedia with the graphic and plan to add it to the article. Larsonem7825 (talk) 22:50, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

"Pandemic"
HIV/AIDS was, and maybe still is, pandemic. Countless reliable sources refer to it as a pandemic, including current sources from the WHO [eg https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/why-the-hiv-epidemic-is-not-over]. Seems like the pandemic language was removed from the Wikipedia article after the WHO stopped referring to the ongoing HIV/AIDS public health issue as "pandemic." It seems to me that the language of current WHO statements implies that HIV/AIDS may no longer be pandemic--- global average incidence of HIV is falling after all. Instead of talking about a pandemic the WHO and UNAIDS emphasize epidemic HIV/AIDS using more local terminology---repeated ongoing local epidemics are still a serious worldwide public health issue. It would probably be bad public health messaging to declare the pandemic over until HIV/AIDS is more under control, even if it no longer fits the definition of pandemic, so it then makes sense that the WHO has not out right stated "This is why we've removed the 'pandemic' term from the fact sheet." I've edited the first sentence to this article in a way that I think is accurate, well sourced, and responsible, but wanted to explain my reasoning here in case further discussion is warranted. Of the universe (talk) 20:55, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * the NIH/NIAID/CDC bureacracy also hasn't explicitly stated theyre removing the term from their messaging but this paper, titled "Ending the HIV/AIDS Pandemic" could be bureaucrats signaling that theyre tired of the term:

"The phrase “HIV/AIDS pandemic” indicates that there is a global HIV epidemic, which may be generalized in some countries, such as South Africa, and localized in other countries, such as the United States."
 * the ✨ new phrasing ✨ seems to be "global HIV epidemic". whether that is the phrasing Wikipedia should use is another matter. .usarnamechoice (talk) 20:15, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Epidemiology ENPH 450
— Assignment last updated by Myhrwomr1621 (talk) 21:17, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

We have gone through and worked on finding citations for each section. If we did not find a citation our plan is to 1) delete the content OR 2) add relevant and up-to-date information that we found going in a similar direction as what was previously stated from sources we found while searching for the citation.

We are also planning on adding more recent information. This can be from years 2011 (which is the most recent data presented in the article thus far) through 2022. This information also includes statistics that were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research and treatment regarding developments during COVID-19 pandemic have been included.

We have made a Global HIV Data table looking at deaths, prevalence, and incidence rates from years 1990-2021. Data is recorded approximately every 5 years.

We have made an updated version of the regional data table under /*By Region*/. This includes all information from the previous two tables. This will include comparable data to previous years as stated in those tables. Updated statistics for different regions have been inserted as well.

We will be adding a graph taken from ourworldindata.org/hiv-aids. The authors have granted permission to all their information and graphics to be used in "any medium" as long as the work is cited and authors are given credit (labeled under a Creative Commons BY license). Larsonem7825 19dazahn (talk) 22:43, 7 December 2022 (UTC)


 * All updates have been uploaded by this group. Thanks for allowing us to contribute! Larsonem7825 (talk) 03:48, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Issues with figure relating to how many gay and bisexual men are infected with HIV in the USA
This is my first time doing this so please excuse me if it's not entirely right, but I noticed that there's a section of the page that states '1 in 6 gay and bisexual men were infected with HIV' in the USA - I thought this was unusually high so I checked the source and it doesn't seem to back it up? The source states that 'there are 1.2 million people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States, and approximately 40,000 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2015 alone. [...] For example, gay and bisexual men made up an estimated 2% of the U.S. population in 2013 but 55% of all PLWH in the United States. If current diagnosis rates continue, 1 in 6 gay and bisexual men will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime' - this works out to approx 9% / 1 in 10. Not sure which figure to replace this with though (?). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.151.205.250 (talk) 03:50, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

First outbreak 1981??
The article suggests the first outbreak was 1981, yet the main HIV / AIDS article citation 257 says that 5% of gay men in New York and san Francisco had HIV in 1978.

So the first outbreak in the USA was the 1970s not 80s and were there outbreaks elsewhere? 91.154.169.156 (talk) 20:15, 11 October 2023 (UTC)


 * @91.154.169.156 I haven't checked the sources but this definitely seems contradictory. Perhaps they have a definition of 'outbreak' that prevents the 1970s to count? I haven't checked the sources — Panamitsu (talk) 22:23, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Epidemiology ENPH 450
— Assignment last updated by Oakleykinley (talk) 14:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

HIV in Pregnancy
Hi there, I really love how detailed your information on the history of AIDS is. The titles are clear and concise and this looks super interesting as well. I think it might help you to include information about pregnancy and HIV. I know that historically it seemed impossible to envision those two things together and most women knew if they had HIV while pregnant it could be a death sentence. However, that is not the case anymore. We know with antiviral drugs and consistent treatment, women and babies can live long healthy lives now. Oakleykinley (talk) 14:54, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Unreliable and unverified medical source: "Life or meth"
The only source substantiating this article's meth-related claims is "Life or meth", which has been included since the first edit in 2005. The linked website seems to belong to an anti-drug advocacy group. It contains no information regarding the data presented at the 12th Annual Retrovirus Conference in Boston, Michael Majeski, or Tony Zimbardi, as indicated in the article's text.

Since the provided source both failed verification and appears to be unreliable, I am removing the source from the article, as well as the two paragraphs which reference it.

30103db (talk) 02:00, 30 January 2024 (UTC)