Social structure is a complex topic and involves and revolves around the basic frameworks we usually use to describe the common ways how people bond into hierarchically structured organizations, with these being either formal or informal.
The accurate statements regarding the AIDS epidemic in Africa are the following:
- HIV was first diagnosed in the 1980's. Although the virus was tracked back to 1959, it was during the 1980's when the first patient was diagnosed with the term HIV virus.
- Some people did not seek treatment for HIV because of the social stigma of the disease. A lot of people were afraid of seeking treatment or even getting tested for HIV, in fear that if being affected by it, they would be discriminated and marginalized from society.
- Over half of all HIV/AIDS deaths in the world are in Africa. In 2017, there were 36.9 million people living with HIV in the world. From that number, over 20 million people live in different parts of Africa.
- Civil war and economic problems slowed the response of many African countries. Although there has been a great improvement with the early diagnosis and treatment of the virus in African patients, the economic and social conditions of certain countries have made the response to the virus a slower one.
<span>The frequency of Border line personality disorder (BPD) is three times greater in women than men. The disorder is characterized by a pattern of continuous instability in moods, behavior, self-image. It often affects the functioning of the patient. It occurs within the context of relationships and friendship but all in all, females have shown a staggering 3:1 ratio of acquiring the disorder. They has been a lot of hypothesis why females are more vulnerable. Some psychiatrists attribute this trend to genetic or hormonal reason while others blame BPD on early-onset incest, other sexual abuse, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).</span>
