The BenchmarkWhat the world thinks about the AIDS responseUNAIDS in partnership with Zogby InternationalMay 2010TaBle of con TenTsMethodology 3Findings 4Annex 1. Benchmark study: sample size by region 71List of tables1. Level of importance of the global AIDS epidemic2. How important is the AIDS epidemic compar ed with other issues 3. Two most important health-care issues4. T e issues in selected countries5. Greatest achievement in the AIDS response 6. Selected countries: gr eatest achievement in the AIDS response 7. Where AIDS resources should focus 8. Words that describe the AIDS issue best 9. S elected countries: words to describe the AIDS issue best10. Is the world effectively dealing with AIDS? 11. Is your country ef12. Is your community ef 13. Obstacles keeping the world fr om effectively dealing with AIDS14. Selected countries: obstacles to ef 15. Obstacles keeping your country fr om ef 16. Selected countries: obstacles keeping your country fr om dealing with AIDS 17. Obstacles keeping your community fr om effectively dealing with AIDS 18. Selected countries: obstacles keeping your community fr 19. Can the spread of HIV be stopped by 2015? 20. Issues that have been dealt with more effectively due to the AIDS epidemic 21. Selected countries: issues that have been dealt with mor e effectively due to the AIDS epidemic22. Statement that describes people who inject drugs 23. Selected countries: statement to describe ...
ist o tables 1. Level of importance of the global AIDS epidemic 2. How important is the AIDS epidemic compar ed with other issues 3. wo most important healthcare issues . wo most important healthcare issues in selected countries . reatest achievement in the AIDS response . Selected countries greatest achievement in the AIDS response . here AIDS resources should focus . ords that describe the AIDS issue best . Selected countries words to describe the AIDS issue best 1. Is the world effectivel dealing with AIDS 11. Is our countr effectivel dealing with AIDS 12. Is our communit effectivel dealing with AIDS 13. bstacles eeping the world fr om effectivel dealing with AIDS 1. Selected countries obstacles to ef fectivel dealing with AIDS 1. bstacles eeping our countr fr om effectivel dealing with AIDS 1. Selected countries obstacles eeping our countr fr om dealing with AIDS 1. bstacles eeping our communit fr om effectivel dealing with AIDS 1. Selected countries obstacles eeping our communit fr om dealing with AIDS 1. an the spread of HI be stopped b 21 2. Issues that have been dealt with mor e effectivel due to the AIDS epidemic 21. Selected countries issues that have been dealt with mor e effectivel due to the AIDS epidemic 22. Statement that describes people who inect drugs 23. Selected countries statement to describe people who inect drugs 2. Level of agreement — travel restrictions against people with HI 2. Level of agreement — subsidie treatment for people living with HI2. here the maorit of funding for HI prevention should focus 2. Selected countries focus of maorit of funding for HI pr evention 2. Importance of HI services being lined to other health services 2. ersonal worr about AIDS 3. is of acuiring HI 31. onfidence level about protecting themselves from HI 32. or with someone who is living with HI 33. Sharing a meal with someone who is living with HI 3. AIDS a problem within our countr 3. AIDS a problem within our communit 3. ho is at ris of acuiring HI 3. Selected countries who is at ris of acuiring HI 3. ersonall donate to the AIDS cause
ist o figures 1. Selected countries level of importance of the global AIDS epidemic 2. Selected countries how important is the AIDS epidemic compar ed with other issues 3. Selected countries where AIDS resources should focus . Selected countries is the world ef fectivel dealing with AIDS . Selected countries is our countr ef fectivel dealing with AIDS . Selected countries is our communit ef fectivel dealing with AIDS
. Selected countries can the spr ead of HI be stopped b 21 . Selected countries travel restrictions against people living with HI . Selected countries subsidie tr eatment for people living with HI 1. Selected countries importance of HI services lined to other services 11. Selected countries personal worr about AIDS 12. Selected countries ris of acuiring HI 13. Selected countries confidence level of pr otecting themselves against HI 1. Selected countries woring with someone living with HI 1. Selected countries sharing a meal with someone who is living with HI 1. Selected countries AIDS a problem within our countr 1. Selected countries AIDS a pr oblem within our communit 1. Selected countries personall donate mone to the AIDS cause
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1. How important would you say the global AIDS epidemic is?
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Nearly all in the aribbean SouthSouthast Asia North Africaiddle ast gyt atin America and ast Asia regions say the global AIDS eidemic is imortant with the large maority in most demograhic subgrous in each region saying the same
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e global AIDS eidemic is imortant according to nine in ten in the westerncentral uroe eastern uroecentral Asia and ceania Australia regions e large maority across most demograhic subgrous in each region say the global AIDS eidemic is imortant
In the subSaharan Africa region nearly all 5 say the global AIDS eidemic is imor tant with large maorities across most demograhic subgrous saying it is imortant ust overall in the subSaharan Africa region say the global AIDS eidemic is not imortant
ight in ten 2 in the North America the United States region say the global AIDS eidemic is imortant while 5 say it is not arents of children under age 22 and men 2 are more liely than those who do not have children under age and women to say that the global AIDS eidemic is not imortant
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In the United States eight in ten 2 say the global AIDS eidemic is imortant while 5 say it is not omen those age 5 and older 5 those who are not arents of children under age 5 those aged 5– and those aged – 2 are more liely than men arents of children under age and those aged –2 to say that the global AIDS eidemic is imortant
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2. Would you say the AIDS epidemic is more or less important than other issues the world currently faces or would you say it is ust as important as other issues?
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In the ast Asia region half reort that the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces while two fiſths say it is ust as imortant Nine er cent say the AIDS eidemic is less imortant than other issues the world cur rently faces ose aged –2 and arents of children under the age of in the region are more liely than those who are not arents of children under age aged – 5 and those aged 5– in the region to say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces esondents in hina are more liely than those in aan to say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces
alf in the SouthSouthast Asia region say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces while more than two fiſths say it is ust as imortant Seven er cent reort the AIDS eidemic is less imortant than other issues the world currently faces arents of children under age 5 and men 5 within the region are more liely than those who are not arents of children under the age of and women within the region to say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces esondents in India 5 are much more liely than those in ailand or Indonesia to say the same
Si in ten in the subSaharan Africa region say the AIDS eidemic is ust as imor tant as other issue the world currently faces while three in ten 2 say it is more imor tant ust say the AIDS eidemic is less imortant than other issues the world currently faces esondents in Uganda are more liely than those in South Africa 2 to say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces
In the ceania region si in ten reort that the AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces with the large maority across most demograhic subgrous saying the same Nineteen er cent say the AIDS eidemic is less imortant than other issues the world currently faces while say it is more imortant
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e AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces according to seven in ten in the atin America region with the large maority across most demograhic subgrous saying the same About a uarter 2 say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces while say it is less imortant
Si in ten 2 in the eastern uroecentral Asia region say the AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces with the large maority in most demograhic subgrous saying the same A fiſth each reort that the AIDS eidemic is less imortant or more imortant than other issues the world currently faces
In the westerncentral uroe region si in ten reort that the AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces and a large maority across most demograhic subgrous say the same A fiſth 2 say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces while say it is less imortant
e AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces accord ing to more than half 5 in the North Africaiddle ast region with the maority across most demograhic subgrous saying the same ore than a uarter 2 say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world current faces while 5 say it is less imortant
In the North American region half say the AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces while two fiſths say it is less imortant en 5 and those age 5 and older are more liely than those aged – those aged 5– those aged –2 and women 2 to say that the AIDS eidemic is less imortant than other issues the world currently faces
About two thirds 5 in India reort that the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces with those who believe AIDS is a roblem within their community being more liely than those who do not believe AIDS is a roblem within their community to say the same ore than a uarter 2 overall say the AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces and say it is less imortant
ore than half 55 in hina say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces while two fiſths say it is ust as imortant Si er cent reort the AIDS eidemic is less imortant than other issues the world currently faces
In hina arents of children under age and those aged – are more liely than those aged –2 5 those who are not arents of children under the age of and women to say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces
Seven in ten in rail say the AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces with women more liely than men to say the same A fiſth 22 say the AIDS eidemic is more imortant than other issues the world currently faces and reort it is less imortant
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Si in ten in the ussian ederation reort that the AIDS eidemic is ust as imor tant as other issues the world currently faces with those aged – women and arents of children under age being more liely than those –2 those who are not arents of children under age and men 5 to say the same About a fiſth each say the AIDS eidemic is more or less imor tant than the other issues the world currently faces
In the United States half say the AIDS eidemic is ust as imortant as other issues the world currently faces with those who believe AIDS is a roblem within their commu nity 2 those who thin AIDS is a roblem within their country 5 and women 5 being more liely than men 2 those who believe AIDS is not a roblem within their community and those who do not thin AIDS is a roblem within their country 2 to say the same wo fiſths reort that the AIDS eidemic is less imortant than other issues the world currently faces and 5 say it is more imortant
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reventing the sread of I 5 is one of the most imortant healthcare issues in the subSaharan Africa region with vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases such as olio etc and ensuring sulies of safe drining water 5 coming in second esondents in Uganda 5 are more liely than those in South Africa 2 to say vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases is one of the most imortant health care issues esondents in South Africa are more liely than those in Uganda to say ensuring sulies of safe drining water is one of the most imortant healthcare issues
In the aribbean region reventing the sread of I 5 and getting enough medi cines to treat I are the to two most imortant healthcare issues with the Dominican eublic and amaica reflecting nearly the same ercentages for both issues
reventing the sread of I and vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases such as olio etc are the to two most imortant healthcare issues according to resondents in the SouthSouthast Asia region with nearly identical ercentages citing the same in India and Indonesia esondents in ailand cite revent ing the sread of I 5 and the swine fluN andemic as the to two healthcare issues
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reventing the sread of I 5 is one of the most imortant healthcare issues in the atin America region while ensuring sulies of safe drining water 2 malnutrition starvation 2 the swine fluN andemic 2 and vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases such as olio etc 25 all come in a close second Similar results are reorted among resondents from rail and eico
In the ast Asia region reventing the sread of I is the to healthcare issue with ensuring sulies of safe drining water and vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases such as olio etc tying for second hina ehibits similar results to the entire region while aan is divided between reventing the sread of I vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases and ensuring sulies of safe drining water
reventing the sread of I and chronic diseases such as stroe and heart disease 2 are the to two healthcare issues in the eastern uroecentral Asia region with the ussian ederation reorting similar ercentages
reventing the sread of I is the to healthcare issue in aahstan while maternal mortality or the death of a woman during or shortly aſter a regnancy 2 and chronic diseases 2 are tied for second In elarus reventing the sread of I is the most imortant healthcare issue while chronic diseases 2 and vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases such as olio etc 2 come in a close second reventing the sread of I 55 is the to healthcare issue in Uraine with ensuring sulies of safe drining water 2 and getting enough medicines to treat I 2 coming in a close second
esondents in atvia are divided between chronic diseases vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases 2 ensuring sulies of safe drining water 25 and childhood diseases such as olio measles mums rubella etc 2 as the most imortant healthcare issues
In the westerncentral uroe region resondents are divided between ensuring sulies of safe drining water malnutritionstarvation 5 and reventing the sread of I as the to healthcare issues with rance Sain and Sweden reorting similar results In the Netherlands vaccinating the oulation against serious diseases 5 ensuring sulies of safe drining water and reventing the sread of I 2 are the to healthcare issues esondents in the United ingdom are divided between ensuring sulies of safe drining water vaccinating the oulation 5 revent ing the sread of I and malnutritionstarvation
esondents in the North Africaiddle ast region gyt are divided between ensuring sulies of safe drining water and reventing the sread of I as the to healthcare issue accinating the oulation against serious diseases 2 comes in second
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In the North American region the United States ensuring sulies of safe drining water 52 and malnutritionstarvation are the most imortant healthcare issues