Introduction Acute infection with HIV in the postpartum period results in a high risk of vertical
transmission through breastfeeding. A study was done to determine the HIV incidence rate …

Madagascar is a country where HIV prevalence is low but changing conditions make it
susceptible to a rapid increase in infections. Quantitative data from health care workers and …

Objective: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continues to be perceived as a
region with very limited HIV epidemiological data, raising many controversies about the …

2010) country's well-developed and expanding network of roads, the risk of widespread
diffusion of HIV infection to smaller towns and villages, even remote settlements and cattle …

To identify risk factors for HIV infection among women not known to be members of high-risk
groups in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, and assess associations between contraceptive use …

A population-based survey was carried out in the Kagera region of the United Republic of
Tanzania in 1987 to determine the magnitude of HIV-1 infection and to study associated risk …

HIV remains a public health concern in Tanzania and other Eastern and Southern African
countries. Estimates show that there were about 1.4 million people living with HIV in …

We estimate the determinants of HIV/AIDS knowledge and related behavior (use of
condoms) among women in Madagascar, a country where prevalence remains low but …

Background Substantial heterogeneity in HIV prevalence has been observed within sub-
Saharan Africa. It is not clear which factors can explain these differences. Our aim was to …

Background Reliable HIV incidence estimates for Mozambique are limited. We conducted a
prospective HIV incidence study as part of a clinical research site development initiative in …