A Likely Consequence of the AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa

question 47

Multiple Choice

A likely consequence of the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is that:

• A) governments will divert substantial resources to the health care of their poorest citizens
• B) the level of social unrest will rise sharply
• C) parents will lose their children to the disease, creating an imbalance in the age demographics
• D) children orphaned by AIDS will have to leave their communities to spend an increased amount of time in school

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