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Although Guatemala’s HIV prevalence rate remains just under 1%, the increased spread of the disease is a serious concern. Guatemala exhibits many of the preconditions that have led to widespread epidemics in other countries. Early sexual activity in young people, social norms that condone men to engage in risky sexual behavior, and high levels of internal migration are among the factors that raise concern about a wider epidemic in the country. Moreover, vulnerable populations such as sex workers and men who have sex with men exhibit high prevalence rates, 5% and 11% respectively.
Extensive underreporting of HIV suggests that the epidemic is more widespread than officially reported. Experts suggest that underreporting of HIV cases may be as high as 50%. Two out of three people living with HIV are unaware of their status. Recognizing the need for action to prevent a more serious epidemic, the Guatemalan government launched a National Strategic Plan on AIDS for 2006-2010.
b. HIV and Migrant Farmworkers
Over 12 percent of the economically active population in Guatemala relies on the coffee industry for work during the harvest season. Many of these individuals are migrant workers who travel to the coffee growing regions during the harvest season to work on plantations. The National Strategic Plan identifies migrant workers as a vulnerable population with respect to HIV infection. While they are working on farms, migrant farmworkers may engage in high risk sexual behavior, increasing their risk of HIV infection. Despite the recognized risk factors for the population, there is little knowledge about HIV in migrant agricultural workers in Guatemala.
The majority of migrant workers on coffee plantations on the southern coast are indigenous Mayan from the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Despite the fact that over 40% of the Guatemalan population is indigenous, there is very little data regarding HIV within the indigenous population.
Translation - Spanish I. TRASFONDO
a. VIH en Guatemala
A pesar de que en Guatemala el índice del VIH está por debajo del 1%, el aumento del contagio del virus constituye una preocupación seria. Guatemala presenta muchas de las precondiciones que han llevado a una epidemia extensa en otros países. Actividad sexual a una temprana edad, normas sociales que condonan a los hombres a involucrarse en comportamiento sexual riesgoso, y niveles altos de migración interna, están entre los factores que plantean el problema de una epidemia mayor en el país. Aún más, poblaciones vulnerables tales como trabajadoras sexuales y hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres, muestran índices altos prevalecientes, 5% y 11%, respectivamente.
Los sub registros que se tienen del VIH sugieren que la epidemia está más extendida que lo reportado oficialmente. Los expertos sugieren que los sub registros en relación a los casos del VIH pueden llegar hasta un 50%. Dos de cada tres personas con VIH no están conscientes de su condición. El gobierno guatemalteco, reconociendo la necesidad de acción para prevenir una epidemia más seria, lanzó un Plan Estratégico Nacional sobre el SIDA para los años comprendidos entre 2006-2010.
b. VIH y Trabajadores Migrantes de Campo
Más del 12 por ciento de la población económicamente activa en Guatemala se apoya en la industria del café para obtener trabajo durante la época de la cosecha. Muchas de estas personas son trabajadores migrantes que viajan a las plantaciones de café durante la época de la cosecha para obtener trabajo. El Plan Estratégico Nacional identifica a los trabajadores migrantes como una población vulnerable con respecto al contagio del VIH. Mientras están trabajando en las fincas, los trabajadores de campo pueden involucrarse en un comportamiento sexual de alto riesgo, aumentando así el peligro de infección del VIH. A pesar de los factores de riesgo identificados entre la población, existe poco conocimiento del VIH entre los trabajadores migrantes de agricultura en Guatemala.
En su mayoría, los trabajadores migrantes de las plantaciones de café en la costa sur, son indígenas Mayas del Altiplano Oeste de Guatemala. A pesar del hecho de que más del 40% de la población guatemalteca es indígena, hay muy poca información en relación al VIH entre la población.
I am a freelance-certified translator and interpreter. I render accurate translations, always on time. I've worked for IBM, Diebold, the Embassy of India in Guatemala, the Embassy of the United States in Guatemala, Glens Falls Mission from New York City, Morningside Translations NYC, Translationary Global Languages L.L.C., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Guatemala, CM Multilingue, GBM and IBM Alliance Company, and others.
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