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Currently, there are 13.3 million HIV infected adults; of which approximately half are women.

More than three-fifths of all adults living with HIV / AIDS live in this region

Rates of HIV infection among sex workers is 80% in Nairobi

Heterosexual transmission is the source of the majority of transmissions

Over 85% of mother-child HIV transmissions have occurred in this region.

North Africa and Middle East

There is a prevalence rate of 12 HIV infections per 10,000 adults

The main mode for transmission is heterosexual intercourse, although in some regions, sharing needles for drug use is partly responsible.

Women account for approximately 17% of new HIV infections through mid-1996.

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