Profiling race/ethnicity using HIV

Whenever we talk about HIV, try to look at the internet or read the news we see information in relation to Africa.
The person would perceive it in two ways:
1) Africa is a country and not a continent, and
2) Anyone who is African, must or should have HIV.

When we discuss research, we would reflect about Africans. I get confused about it, how we profile people? so if the person comes from Africa, whatever which place he/she comes from, this person should/would be under the HIV+ve category or..?

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