Letters

What exactly were you highlighting?

W. S. Lofters
CMAJ April 04, 2000 162 (7) 972-972-b;

On the first page of the Jan. 11, 2000, issue of CMAJ there is a highlight1 of a study published in that issue on HIV infection in young gay and bisexual men in Vancouver.2 Accompanying the highlight is a photograph of 4 young children who by all appearances it can be safely assumed are African.

Could someone explain to me the connection between the photograph and the content of the article? What do 4 young African children have to do with HIV infection in Vancouver? It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words; what is this one telling us? Insensitivity can take many forms and this is one example of such.

References

  1. 1.
    Highlights of this issue. CMAJ 2000;162(1):1.
  2. 2.
    Strathdee SA, Martindale SL, Cornelisse PGA, Miller ML, Craib KJP, Schechter MT, et al. HIV infection and risk behaviours among young gay and bisexual men in Vancouver. CMAJ 2000;162(1):21-5.