Background Sound public health policy on HIV/AIDS depends on accurate prevalence and
incidence statistics for the epidemic at both local and national levels. However, HIV statistics …

Abstract Background The HIV/AIDS pandemic has had a very devastating impact at a global
level, with the Eastern and Southern African region being the hardest hit. The considerable …

Objective: To compare HIV prevalence from antenatal surveillance to that of the
demographic and health survey (DHS), and to identify factors determining the difference of …

Background The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden among adults in India is
estimated officially by direct extrapolation of annual sentinel surveillance data from public …

Objectives: The aim of the study was to propose and demonstrate an approach to allow
additional nonsampling uncertainty about HIV prevalence measured at antenatal clinic …

Background Heterogeneity of the HIV epidemic across districts of south India is reflected in
HIV positivity among antenatal clinic (ANC) attendees. Along with individual factors …

Objective: HIV programs in generalized epidemics have traditionally relied on antenatal
clinic (ANC) sentinel surveillance data to guide prevention and to model epidemic trends …

We aim to describe trends in antenatal HIV prevalence in India, at a national and regional
level from consistent sentinel surveillance sites (2003–2015) among Antenatal Clinic (ANC) …

Background Several approaches have been used for measuring HIV incidence in large
areas, yet each presents specific challenges in incidence estimation. Methodology/Principal …

Objective: To compare HIV seroprevalence estimates obtained from antenatal care (ANC)
sentinel surveillance surveys in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda with those …