Paper 3 · Population and Labour
Poverty contributes to the spread of HIV and AIDS in a developing country mainly because
Ahouseholds short of income may turn to transactional sex, and cannot afford protection or testing
Bpoor households live much further from the towns, where the great majority of new infections occur
Cpoor households have fewer children, so fewer people are available to care for the sick
Dpoor households buy more imported food, which carries a greater risk of infection
Explanation: Where income does not cover food, rent and school fees, some household members, most often young women, exchange sex for money or goods. Poverty also puts condoms, testing and treatment out of reach and leaves people poorly nourished, so infection spreads faster and progresses sooner to AIDS.
Derived from ZIMSEC Economics 4050/3 Paper 3, June 2023, Q1