User:Lindseycash/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
HIV/AIDS in Haiti

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because it was on the Class-C list. My first impression of the page was that there was not much information on current events with AIDS in Haiti. I believe this article is important because of the controversial connection between Haiti and America.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section is concise and gives a good amount of information. I believe it would be better if the first statistic listed included more recent statistics. The lead section includes a good summary of the points mentioned later in the article. On the content, it is all relevant to the topic and goes into detail about each statistic. However, the content is not up to date, since the most recent statistic is from 2016. The article's content can be updated with more current events and new AIDS prevention happening today or in the years between 2016 and now. Also, HIV prevention can be elaborated on since it is a short section but is extremely important. The last paragraph in the section titled, "The Haitian connection controversy" is unnecessary to the section. The last few sentences is important but can be worded in a more neutral tone. The affect that this controversy had on Haitis living in America can be elaborated on since it is important to the section. On another note, I believe that the writing quality and organization can be improved. The author says, "more recent events" which should be changed to the exact years of the said events. There are many statistics and quotes from doctors, Haitian officials, and others but not many from actual citizens of Haiti. The viewpoints of Haiti citizens with HIV are underrepresented. Thankfully, the article does not attempt to persuade the reader. Regarding the sources, they are credible, the links work when I click on them, and the sources are written by a diverse set of authors. Regarding the images, there is only one image. There could be more images included showing AIDS programs in Haiti, and other photos related to the sections instead of just one statistical map. Regarding the article's talk page, there was little discussion happening. One person questioned the validity of a statement, proposed edits, and another updated the page and let everyone know. The article is rated Class-C. There is not much discussion on the topic so I am unsure on how it relates to our class discussions. The article can be improved by adding more credible sources about the citizens of Haiti and how the AIDS epidemic hurt their society. More could be added to AIDS prevention, the controversy, and the effect on pregnant women.The article's strengths include well cited sources, useful statistics, and a good general overview of the topic. The article is well-developed.

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