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The majority of 2011 HIV infections were Māori presenting with
"advanced HIV disease" (borderlining AIDS) 2011
Māori numbers are not acknowledged in public annoucements
of new infections in ever...
What we know about HIV/MateĀrai kore And Māori
•Data collection is inaccurate
•A transparent data reporting process in is needed, for Māori
•In 2002 epidemiology report stated only 5 Māoriwomen were infected
•However, a HIV Futures survey conducted in the same year had 7 Māoriwomen were recruited to complete survey
•Marginalised communities less likely to be counted due to;
•Geographical isolation,
•Stigma & discrimination act as disincentives to disclose status
•Social and cultural taboos/norms prevent disclosure
•Lack of access to adequate health care resources for diagnosis
•Basic information on the causes, prevention and treatment of HIV & AIDS
•Māori not classified an at risk group
•A survey of HIV test trials showed only 3.9% tested identified as Māori
•Māori women make up one third of all women diagnosed with HIV in NZ since 1996 Māori children carry the highest burden of all HIV+ children in NZ
•Highest incidence ratio of people infected in NZ are Māori and Pasifika Māori have the fourth highest infection rate in aotearoa
A high percentage of Māori present with "advanced HIV disease" (borderlining AIDS) 2011
Increase in Māori HIV infections in Aotearoa during 2011
Indigenous communities have cultural taboos around discussing sex, these taboos hinder safe sex education