Is it true that 5,000 women are suffering from AIDS because of physical relations with strangers?
Tunisia – Is it true that 5,000 women die of AIDS because of physical relations with strangers?
On Tuesday January 16, 2024, information was circulated showing that a number of Tunisian women have developed serious illnesses due to sexual relations with foreigners. Many Tunisians shared the information, causing surprise and concern. The publication mentions that 5,000 Tunisian girls suffer from serious illnesses, including HIV/AIDS, which is a threat to health security in Tunisia following sexual relations with foreigners, including sub-Saharan Africans.
Some even claimed that 80% of Africans were infected with infectious diseases, emphasizing the need for immediate action to evict those responsible for the spread of the disease.
It is important to note that Tunisians themselves are Africans, and Tunisia is an African country located in North Africa. Some use this formulation harmfully to stigmatize sub-Saharans or sub-Saharan Africans.
When it comes to numbers, it is important to emphasize that it is possible to calculate the total number of patients and infections of HIV/AIDS and other serious diseases, but it is difficult to know whether the community is really responsible for the spread of the disease. Diseases such as HIV/Aids have always existed in Tunisia and around the world, and the virus is also transmitted sexually and through blood.
These publications fall within the framework of hate speech against sub-Saharans, the figures and percentages mentioned are without any basis.
Official statistics show an increase in the number of people infected with HIV/Aids in Tunisia over the years, with about 7,100 cases in 2022, of which only 26% receive treatment.
Source: UNAIDS
The global population living with HIV was 39 million, including 37.5 million adults aged 15 years or older and 1.5 million children aged 0 to 14 years. Estimates vary between 33.1 million and 45.7 million for the entire infected population, between 31.8 million and 43.6 million for adults, and between 1.2 million and 2.1 million for children over 15 years of age.
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