Technology Implementation: How it Reduces the Transmission of HIV/AIDs in Low-income/Rural Communities

Abstract

Sexuality, race, age, education, and socioeconomic status are all actors in HIV transmission. In a sense, socioeconomic status encompasses all factors which directly affect the quality of life and privileges offered to people. The lack of resources in low-income communities is directly linked to risk behavior; people who lack resources are more likely to participate in drug use and high-risk sexual behaviors. Also, individuals who experience homelessness are more likely to engage in sexual behaviors in exchange for money, housing, and food are also at a higher risk of contracting/transmitting HIV; this is also the case for people who lack nutritional resources. Though it cannot be said that poverty causes HIV, poverty is highly correlated with HIV infection rates. Implementing technology utilization in clinics within impoverished communities can positively impact subjects at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting the disease. By combining technology and education, access to health care and other resources are accessible to at-risk subjects.