… Additionally, seven of the nine districts within KZN have recorded antenatal HIV prevalence
above 38.0 % with the uMgungundlovu district having a prevalence of 40.7 % [5]. These …

The rapid expansion of the ART programme in South Africa has placed an additional service
demand on an already stretched public health infrastructure. The main aim of this study was …

… (IDP) for a five year period. The IDP defines and guides all … the roll-out of antiretroviral
treatment is still being felt today. … instead of rolling out antiretroviral treatment. Former President …

… district meetings and develop a norm for using all facilities to screen and treat for HIV made
a huge difference in two districts: Umgungundlovu (District … infected in the era of perinatal HIv …

… services does not necessarily translate into the adoption of safer sexual practices, with
the exception of individuals testing positive for HIV and those on ARV treatment, who had …

… to indulge in unsafe sexual practices in uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa…
This was a longitudinal study to monitor HIV incidence trends in the uMgungundlovu District…

… ARV detection to inform estimates of ARV therapy coverage, viral load suppression and
HIV incidence in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa [7]. A key difference between these prior studies …

… in three communities of uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-… HIV with and without antiretroviral
therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, … health and welfare issues during the period of study. I extend …

… An 18-month period was informed by national ART guidelines, which recommend that all …
a 24-month period [11,12], an 18-month period (ie, considering a 6-month grace period) was …