Research Proposal

Esmeralda Santa
English 21003, Section M
Professor Matyakubova
16 October 2017
Research Proposal

                                          The Epidemic of HIV/AIDS Across the World
       In 2016, 1 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses worldwide and a reported 36.7 

million people were living with HIV (unaids.com). Since it was first clinically discovered in 1981 

this deadly disease has affected all types of people, from all over the world. Human 

immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) occurs in four stages, the deadliest last stage being acquired 

immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV is known as a silent killer because often times a person 

might not know they have the disease until they are far into the AIDS stage. HIV is considered 

deadly because it targets the immune system of people and it weakens their defense against 

infections and other kinds of cancers (World Health Organization).  A person’s immune system is 

very important because it helps fight against infections and microorganisms that try to make us sick. 

HIV/AIDS is a well known disease that has come to affect the lives of people. It does not matter if a 

person is rich or poor, African-American or Caucasian, if they get infected with the disease they will 

suffer its symptoms, if left untreated. For this reason, since HIV/AIDS was first discovered how has 

it impacted mankind? 

       HIV/AIDS can be transmitted in three ways: exposure to infected bodily fluids, from mother to 

baby during pregnancy, and through sexual conduct. People are more known to get HIV/AIDS 

through sexual conduct because they fail to use the proper protections such as condoms. During this 

point, a cure for HIV/AIDS still has not been found, but doctors/scientists have found treatments that 

can lower the effects of the disease. 
        To show how HIV/AIDS has impacted mankind I want to specifically research how the disease 

has impacted the lives of people in a society, its economic impact, religious views, and the media 

portrayal. I will research these impacts by using a variety of sources such as, academic articles, 

medical reports, news articles, newspapers, medical articles, and peer-reviewed journals retrieved 

from the database JSTOR. MOst of the research of how HIV?AIDS has impacted the lives of people 

will come from the medical report, “The Impacts of AIDS on People and Societies”. With the help of 

this report, I will give examples of how people with AIDS/HIV are treated and how they  live out 

their lives. Besides this I will also use the journal article “Poverty and the Impact of AIDS on Older 

Persons: Evidence from Cambodia and Thailand” to give an example of a person who lives with 

AIDS in a poor country. Than in order to research the impact AIDS/HIV has had on a persons and 

country’s economy, I will use the report “The Long-run Economic Costs of AIDS: Theory and an 

Application to South Africa”. Next, I will depict the clash between religion and HIV/AIDS by using 

a article “Thirty years after AIDS discovery, appreciation growing for Catholic approach” to research 

why the catholic church has an issue with the use of condoms and their thoughts towards HIV/AIDS. 

Finally, I want to research how over the years, the media has grown to depict HIV/AIDS. For this 

idea, I will use the journal article “Popular Media for HIV/AIDS Prevention? Comparing Two 

Comics: Kingo and the Sara Communication Initiative” and use the TIME article “The Photo That 

Changed the Face of AIDS”.
            
        Lastly, to conclude my research, I will discuss the different types of treatment available for 

HIV/AIDS patients. Than I will discuss the research conducted by doctors or scientist to find a cure 

and what precautions a person should take, so they do not get infected by the disease. 



















                                                                                  Works Cited
  • Beck, Rose “ Popular Media for HIV/AIDS prevention? Comparing two comics: Kingo and the Sara Communication  Initiative.” The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 44, No.4, 2006, pp. 513-54.
  • Bell C, Devarajan S, Gersbach H (2003). "The long-run economic costs of AIDS: theory and an application to South Africa" (PDF). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, No. 3152. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017.
  • Knodel, John “Poverty and the Impact of AIDS on Older Persons: Evidence from Cambodia and Thailand.” Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 56, No.2, 2008, pp. 441-475.
  • Markowitz, edited by William N. Rom ; associate editor, Steven B. (2007). Environmental and occupational medicine (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 745. ISBN 978-0-7817-6299-1. Archived October 16, 2017.
  • “Fact sheet - Latest statistics on the status of the AIDS epidemic.” Fact sheet - Latest statistics on the status of the AIDS epidemic | UNAIDS, www.unaids.org/en/resources/fact-sheet.
  • “Impact - Introduction.” HIV & AIDS Information :: Impact, www.aidsmap.com/Introduction/page/1444146/.
  • "Church HIV prayer cure claims 'cause three deaths'". BBC News. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017.


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