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April 2000 Cover
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An "affinity" meeting held at the end of a two-day conference organized by the US National Institutes of Health in the Caribbean attracted only five people, none of whom had HIV or AIDS. The small
turn-out reflects the continuing denial and stigmatization of AIDS in the Caribbean, which has the second largest infection incidence in the world. The conference, which involved simultaneous meetings on five islands, aimed to
open talk about sex in an area which considers the topic taboo. Ignorance regarding AIDS is rampant in the islands, and few people are willing to admit they have the disease for fear of being shunned. Experts note that factors
such as male infidelity, denial of homosexuality, and sex tourism are also contributing to the rising HIV rates.
Editor's Note: from the Miami Herald
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