Objectives: To measure HIV incidence in a rural area of South Africa with high HIV
prevalence and to analyze risk factors for acquisition of HIV using a prospective population …

To understand the dynamics of the HIV epidemic and to plan HIV treatment and prevention
programs, it is critical to know how HIV incidence in a population evolves over time. We used …

Abstract Background and objectives. Currently South Africa does not have national HIV
incidence data based on laboratory testing of blood specimens. The 2005 South African …

Objectives To describe the increasing prevalence of HIV infection in a rural district in South
Africa, to compare this with a nearby urban setting, and to estimate the prevalence of …

Objectives: To establish the prevalence of HIV infection in rural South Africa and to
investigate demographic factors that influence this prevalence. Design: An anonymous HIV …

Objective: To estimate HIV incidence in the general population in countries where there
have been two recent household-based HIV prevalence surveys (the Dominican Republic …

Objective: To identify factors that could explain differences in rate of spread of HIV between
different regions in sub-Saharan Africa. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: The study …

Background In high HIV burden settings, maximising the coverage of prevention strategies is
crucial to achieving epidemic control. However, little is known about the reach and effect of …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of HIV and associated sociodemographic factors
including mobility and migration in a rural population in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa …

In all regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the predominant mode of transmission of HIV is sexual
intercourse between men and women, but there are large variations in the rate and extent of …